- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Wells, Henrietta Bell, American, 1912 - 2008
- Moon, Catherine
- Boutte, Faye
- Young, Alberta
- Winston, Deralyn
- Tyler, Lugusta
- Clarke, Wilbaleigh
- Brown, Thelma
- Crawford, Cecile
- Fonsworth, Sylvia
- Webster, Anita
- Foreman, Irma
- Booker, Aster Lee
- Fonsworth, Marie
- Johnson, Helen
- Jackson, Willie
- Johnson, Ardelia
- Burr, Vera
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Wiley College, American, founded 1873
- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- unidentified
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (20.2 × 27.8 cm)
- Description
- A sepia print of the Alpha Iota Chapter at Wiley College in 1932. There are 20 women in four rows, on the exterior stairs of a brick building (3 in front row, 6 in second row, 7 in third row, and 4 in back row). All of the women are wearing dresses and have corsages pinned to their proper left chest. Most of the women have their hands clasped in front of themselves. There are two baskets of flowers in front of the ladies, with the symbols [?ST] for Delta Sigma Theta between the two baskets. This photograph is housed in a clear plastic sleeve, along with a photocopy of these same picture on a piece of white copy paper, along with the list of individuals pictured on the left. List reads: [ALPHA IOTA CHAPTER / WILEY COLLEGE / 1932 / 1st Row / Henrietta Bell / Catherine Moon / 2nd Row / Faye Boutte / Alberta Young / Deralyn Winson / Lugusta Tyler / Wilbaleign Clarke /Thelma Brown / 3rd Row / Cecile Crawford / Sylvia Fonsworth / Anita Webster / Irma Foreman / Aster Lee Booker / Marie Fonsworth / 4th Row / Helen Johnson / Willie Jackson / Ardelia Johnson / Vera Burr].
- Place depicted
- Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- portraits
- sepia prints
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Sororities
- Women
- Women's organizations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Edward L. Cox
- Object number
- 2015.43.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.