Booker T. Washington at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Item Information
- Title:
- Booker T. Washington at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Description:
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A postcard showing Booker T. Washington standing with faculty during the 50th Anniversary of the founding of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, on June 9, 1915. Booker T. Washington was a surprise speaker at the proceedings, delivering an eloquent address that spoke to the theme of the transformation of the freedman which had occurred in the fifty years since the schools founding in 1865.
- Date:
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June 9, 1915
- Format:
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Photographs
- Location:
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute, George C. Gordon Library
University Archives and Special Collections - Collection (local):
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute History Collection
- Subjects:
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Commencement ceremonies
Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Anniversaries
Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
- Places:
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MassachusettsWorcester (county)Worcester
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/fb494x070
- Terms of Use:
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- Notes:
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Is a part of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute History Collection. University Archives and Special Collections, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, George C. Gordon Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.wpi.edu/+library
- Language:
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English
- Identifier:
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2008-29
booker_t_washington_at_the_50th_anniversary_celebration_of_wpi