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Photograph of the Atlanta University Baseball Team, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1890

Collection:: Digital Collection of Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC)
Title:: Photograph of the Atlanta University Baseball Team, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1890
Publisher:: Digital Collection of Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC)
Date of Original:: 1890
Subject:: College sports--Georgia--Atlanta
African American college athletes--Georgia--Atlanta
African American baseball players--Georgia--Atlanta
Baseball--Georgia--Atlanta
African American universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta University
People:: Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960
Location:: United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium:: black-and-white photographs
Type:: Still Image
Format:: image/jpeg
Description:: Black and white photograph of the Atlanta University Baseball Team from circa 1890. In the first row, second from left is George A. Towns, and in the center is James Weldon Johnson. George A. Towns recieved degrees from Atlanta University and Harvard University and later taught at Atlanta University. He was also an officer of the NAACP. James Weldon Johnson later became a well-known poet and civil rights activist. He was also affiliated with the NAACP. Atlanta University opened on October 13, 1869. The University offered training for African American students of all ages including kindergarten, grade school, normal, industrial, academy and college.
Local Identifier:: auc.001.gox1.18900000.pho0306.jpg
Metadata URL:: http://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/rwwl/id/106
Rights Holder:: All images in this collection either are protected by copyright or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific object file name.
Holding Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
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Photograph of the Atlanta University Baseball Team, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1890

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