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Tuskegee Institute Faculty with Andrew Carnegie and Robert Ogden

Frances Benjamin Johnston

A group photograph of Tuskegee Institute faculty with philanthropists Andrew Carnegie and Robert Ogden, with Washington and his wife seated among them.

Washington and his wife appear seated between Carnegie and Ogden, showing the philanthropic backing he secured for Tuskegee.

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Black-and-white group photograph of about thirty people in formal dress posed outdoors before a brick building with white columns. Three men and a woman sit in front, and others stand in rows behind them, including women in long dresses and large hats and a young child in white.
Frances Benjamin Johnston, Andrew Carnegie and Robert C. Ogden visiting faculty members of the Tuskegee Institute.

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What it is

This is a photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston showing Andrew Carnegie and Robert C. Ogden visiting faculty members of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Booker T. Washington and his wife Margaret James Murray are seated between the two men.

Why it matters

This image documents the close relationship between Washington and major white philanthropists who funded Tuskegee Institute. Such support was crucial to Tuskegee's survival and growth, and the photograph shows how Washington positioned himself and his institution within networks of wealthy backers.

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  • Why might it have been important for Washington to be photographed seated between Carnegie and Ogden?
  • What does the large group of faculty members tell us about the scale of Tuskegee Institute?
  • What questions does this photograph raise about the power dynamics between philanthropists and the institutions they funded?

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