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The Lincoln Gates: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 1:29am.
Tuskegee, Alabama, circa 1906. "The Lincoln gates, Tuskegee Institute." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Frankly, My Dear
Submitted by Dr.Pozzi on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:52pm.
Wow, fifth person from the left, it's Rhett Butler!
The Chapel
Submitted by cnik70 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:24pm.
The building in the background is the Tuskegee Chapel designed by Robert R. Taylor, the first African American graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Constructed with student labor in the late 1890s, it was the first building with interior electrical lights in Macon County. Destroyed by fire on January 23, 1957.
Dapper Dan
Submitted by OTY on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:58am.
One man who stands out in a crowd is the very self-confident and stylin' Clark Gable look-alike (fifth from the left) with the rakish hat and cool demeanor. He looks like a born leader.
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