Photograph of the dedication of St. Augustine High School
date: label: Date
content: August 26, 1951
name: label: Photograph by
content: Porter's Photos, American
label: Subject of
content: St. Augustine High School, founded 1951
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Monsignor Henry C. Bezou, American, 1913 - 1989
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white photograph of Superintendent of Schools Monsignor Bezou addressing a crowd. This photograph depicts the back of man in a long dark robe standing on a long raised platform speaking to a large crowd standing in an open field. On either side of the superintendent are rows of seated men in suits and ecclesiastic robes. The crowd is made up of men, women and children. In the background are several small houses along a street that borders the field. In the photograph's margin is handwritten text "N.O. La. St. Augustine H.S." At the bottom right corner is stamped text "Photo by/ M.J. Porter/ N.O. La." On the verso is a stamp that reads "Any Place - Anywhere- Anytime/ PORTER'S PHOTOS/ 2027 Dryades St./ TU 1118 N.O. LA/ Porter's Pictures make News."
place: label: Place captured
content: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Catholicism
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Religion
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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 St. Augustine High School, New Orleans, LA
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.47.8
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
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: 7 1/2 x 10 in. (19.1 x 25.4 cm)