DeLong, Mary A. [Ann] Craig, 1865-1960; Southern University and A & M College--Students
Black and white photograph of Mary A. Craig DeLong. She was Southern's first student to enter the premises at Southern University when it was chartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Newspaper Editor; Priest; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
George Freeman Bragg, Jr., was the twenty-year-old editor of the "Petersburg Lancet" when the cornerstone was laid for the new college in July 1883. His eighteen-year-old sister Carrie, was among the sixty-two students present on opening...
Dr. Walker (Founder, Teacher And President) Was Elected As A Teacher of Paine Institute, July 17, 1883. He Was Elected To Succeed Dr. Callaway As Second President In 1884, And Remained President Until His Death, May 17, 1911. Under His...
Mrs. Cooper Dedicated One of the Stained Glass Windows In the Saint Augustine's College Historic Chapel In Honor of Her Husband, George A. C. Cooper, Also an Alumnus. She Is Known For Her 1892 Book, "A Voice From the South" and Her Famous...
In 1897, Benson Library, Often Referred to as Benson #1, Was Completed and Made Possible By a Gift of $1,600.00 From Miss Mary Benson of Brooklyn, New York. This Building Was Constructed Under the Supervision of George E. Hayes, An Instructor In...
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
Graduating Class; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The graduating class of 1907. George Lewis Alphonso Pogue is standing second from the right in the next to last row, with female graduates to his right and left. The one to his right (third from right on that row) is holding a hat with 1907...
Sports; Football; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
The football team for 1907. Standing on the top row, second from the left is George Lewis Alphonso Pogue of Fincastle in Botetourt County. He was President of the Athletic Association on campus. Standing beside him in the derby hat is Professor...
In 1907, George Washington Owens came to Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute as the second teacher of agriculture. George Washington Owens was the first African American to graduate from Kansas State College in Kansas. He came to Virginia...
6 1/2" x 4 1/2"b/w Photograph Mounted on Decorative 10" x 8" Board, With Names in Ink on Front, and Pencil List on Back. Notes on Back Initialled SHC (Sophy Cornwell, Librarian); Same Handwriting on Front. Date Uncertain. Names...
Gardening Class; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
A group of students enrolled in a gardening class, taught by George Washington Owens. The crop, English peas. This appears to be a staged photograph judging by the clothing.
Founder's Day; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
George Freeman Bragg was present on the day of the laying of the cornerstone of Audience Hall (renamed Virginia Hall) at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in July 1883. This Founder's Day addressed the early years and beginning of...
Mr. Peters Came To The College As Its Seventh President In 1929, Following His Experience As A High School Principal In Louisiana And A Missionary In The Far East, And Served Until 1956. Under His Administation, Paine College Was Accepted Into...
The Graduation Class Of 1936. Photographed Are: Tibbye R. Brown - Macon, GA., Annie Mae Brown - Augusta, GA., Mattie Belle Braxton - Augusta, GA., Alyce V. Battey - Augusta, GA., Daniel H. Collins - Darlington, S.C., Leroy A. Brown - Augusta, GA.,...
