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WASHINGTON, BOOKER T. (1856-1915). Photograph signed and dated ("Brooker T. Washington June 7, 1909") by Rockwood, New York (imprint on margin), n.d. [circa 1909]. 199 x 149 mm. (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.) including mount. A three-quarter-length, seated portrait, signed on the lower margin.
"The former slave and coal miner set up the Tuskegee Institute in 1881 to give the recently emancipated black man the skill to become economically independent"--W.M.
"The former slave and coal miner set up the Tuskegee Institute in 1881 to give the recently emancipated black man the skill to become economically independent"--W.M.