Photograph of Kappa Alpha Psi members
date: label: Date
content: 1937-1938
name: label: Photograph by
content: Dexheimer-Carlon Studios, American
label: Subject of
content: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
label: Subject of
content: Elder Watson Diggs, American, 1883 - 1947
label: Subject of
content: Irven Armstrong, American, born 1892
label: Subject of
content: Theophilus M. Mann, American, 1902 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Albert Spurlock, American, born 1914
label: Subject of
content: John L. Stewart, American
label: Owned by
content: John L. Stewart, American
notes: label: Description
content: This black and white photograph depicts members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in front of the Alpha Chapter house during the North Central Province regional meeting. Arranged in three rows, the first row primarily sits along a low brick wall in front of the building. Only five men stand, located in the center of the row. The second and third row of men stand behind them. The men wear suits in a variety of styles. Each man has a rectangular ribbon on his left lapel. They stand in front of a brick building with a covered entrance porch, in front of which is a sign that reads "K A " and has a diamond shaped crest over the last letter.
label: Description
content: Kappa Alpha Psi founder and 1st Grand Polemarch Elder Watson Diggs is in the front row center, with his arms crossed. Directly behind him is John L. Stewart. Other prominent Kappa officials pictured standing beside Elder Watson Diggs from left to right are: 4th Grand Polemarch W. Ellis Stewart, 2nd Grand Polemarch Irven Armstrong, 9th Grand Polemarch Theophilus Mann, and to Diggs’ right North Central Province Polemarch Julius Morgan standing and Grand Strategus Albert Spurlock seated.
label: Description
content: A typed label on pink paper that was matted with the photograph reads [ALPHA CHAPTER, KAPPA ALPHA PSI / FRATERNITY HOST TO REGIONAL MEETING / INDIANA UNIVERSITY].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Fraternities
label: Topic
content: Men
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Calvin M. Reaves, Polemarch (2012-2019), Smithfield (NC) Alumni Chapter, Middle Eastern Province
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.61
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 7 5/16 × 9 3/16 in. (18.5 × 23.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 7 7/8 × 10 in. (20 × 25.4 cm)