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bcc_hof_139aDate: 1969

Description: People gathered in the colonnade for Memorial Day commemoration on May 30, 1969.

Identifier: bcc_hof_139

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_138aDate: 1925

Description: The bust of Thomas Jefferson decorated by Virginians on the anniversary of his birthday.

Identifier: bcc_hof_138

ThemePublic Service

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_045aDate: 1925

Description: Observers of the Constitution Week ceremony with the bust of George Washington.

Identifier: bcc_hof_045

ThemePublic Service

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_134aDate: 1966

Description: The United States Military Academy band at the installation ceremony for Sylvanus Thayer.

Identifier: bcc_hof_134

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_133aDate: 1962

Description: The unveiling of the bust of Henry David Thoreau.

Identifier: bcc_hof_133

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_132aDate: 1961

Description: The unveiling ceremony for the bust of Thomas Edison.

Identifier: bcc_hof_132

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_130aDate: 1941

Description: Unveiling ceremony for the bust of Stephen Foster held on May 27, 1941 with Foster’s granddaughter.

Identifier: bcc_hof_130

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_129aDate: 1927

Description: The bust of Benjamin Franklin decorated for Constitution Day with a descendant of Franklin.

Identifier: bcc_hof_129

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_128aDate: 1927

Description: The bust of Abraham Lincoln decorated by Young Republican Club on February 11, 1927.

Identifier: bcc_hof_128

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_127aDate: 1927

Description: The bust of George Washington decorated with a wreath for Constitution Day.

Identifier: bcc_hof_127

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_126aDate: 1927

Description: People gathered in the colonnade to mark Benjamin Franklin’s birthday on January 17, 1927.

Identifier: bcc_hof_126

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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Interview Title: Lloyd Ultan interview
Interviewee:  Lloyd Ultan
Affiliation: Bronx Borough historian
Interviewer: Cynthia Tobar
Interview Date: July 30, 2018
Length: 00:49:26
Resource Type: Recording, video
Format:  Digital, mp4
Subject: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Hall of Fame for Great Americans, New York University, Bronx Community College
Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.
Digital ID: OH_ULTA_L_0001
Reference URL:  http://stor.artstor.org/stor/fb9dedc2-a695-43d3-ba67-9142d1f7aaf3

Description: Bronx Borough historian Lloyd Ultan discusses the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in general and his attendance at the installation of the bust of Franklin Roosevelt in 1992.

 

bcc_hof_141aDate: 1967

Description: The unveiling ceremony for the bust of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Identifier: bcc_hof_141

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_137aDate: 1976

Description: The U.S. Marine Band performing at the unveiling ceremony of the bust of John Philip Sousa which took place at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. on August 23, 1976.

Identifier: bcc_hof_137

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_136aDate: 1976

Description: The unveiling of the bust of John Philip Sousa which took place at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. on August 23, 1976.

Identifier: bcc_hof_136

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_122Date: 1992

Description: Instant photograph of unveiling of Franklin Roosevelt’s bust on July 16, 1992.

Identifier: bcc_hof_122

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

bcc_hof_118aDate: 1944

Description: Wreath-laying in commemoration of the anniversary of Mark Twain’s death. Children are costumed as characters from Twain’s works.

Identifier: bcc_hof_118

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_063aDate: 1925Description: Descendents of William Tecumseh Sherman at the unveiling ceremony of his bust.

Identifier: bcc_hof_063

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_062aDate: 1925

Description: Descendants of Harriet Beecher at the unveiling ceremony of her bust.

Identifier: bcc_hof_062

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_060aDate: 1923

Description: The installation ceremony of the bust for Robert E. Lee.

Identifier: bcc_hof_060

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_059aDate: 1923

Description: The installation ceremony of the bust for Ulysses S. Grant.

Identifier: bcc_hof_059

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_058aDate: 1926

Description: The unveiling ceremony for Edwin Booth, Daniel Boone, Jonathan Edwards, James Kent, George Peabody, Daniel Webster, Eli Whitney, and Roger Williams.

Identifier: bcc_hof_058

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_051aDate: 1971

Description: Guests at the unveiling ceremony for the bust of Lillian D. Wald, held on September 12, 1971.

Identifier: bcc_hof_051

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_050aDate: 1971

Description: The unveiling ceremony for the bust of Lillian D. Wald held on September 12, 1971. Present were the Community Chorus of the Henry Street Settlement with Andrew Frierson conducting.

Identifier: bcc_hof_050

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_049aDate: 1968

Description: The unveiling ceremony for the bust of Jane Addams.

Identifier: bcc_hof_049

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_039aDate: 1957

Description: Representatives of Virginia Military Institute at the Stonewall Jackson unveiling ceremony.

Identifier: bcc_hof_039

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_038aDate: 1957

Description: Daughter of the Confederacy historian at Stonewall Jackson unveiling ceremony.

Identifier: bcc_hof_038

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_037aDate: 1957

Description: The unveiling ceremony for the bust of Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson.

Identifier: bcc_hof_037

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_024aDate: 1977

Description: Daniel T. Williams, Tuskegee Institute Archivist, and Elaine Thomas, Curator of the Carver Museum with the bust of George Washington Carver at the unveiling ceremony.

Identifier: bcc_hof_024

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_021aDate: 1950

Description: Guest with the bust of Susan B. Anthony at its unveiling ceremony.

Identifier: bcc_hof_021

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_014aDate: 1900

Description: The first installation ceremony at the Hall of Fame. Only plaques without busts were installed.

Identifier: bcc_hof_014

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_119aDate: 1960

Description: Electors at a dinner celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Hall of Fame.

Identifier: bcc_hof_119

Theme: Issues of Representation

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_073Date: 1930

Description: Letter from former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge to Hall of Fame Director Robert Underwood Johnson about John Quincy Adams bust unveiling, dated April 18, 1930.

Identifier: bcc_hof_073

Theme: Issues of Representation

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

bcc_hof_040aDate: 1934

Description: Hall of Fame director Robert Underwood Johnson with the bust of Alexander Hamilton for Constitution Day activities.

Identifier: bcc_hof_40

Theme: Issues of Representation

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_006aDate: circa 1950

Description: Faculty of New York University make ceremonial walk through the Hall of Fame in annual commencement exercises.

Identifier: bcc_hof_006

Theme: Issues of Representation

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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bcc_hof_077Date: 1971

Identifier: bcc_hof_077

Description: Program cover for the installation ceremony for the bust of Lillian Wald as an example of the pamphlet design for a later ceremony, which took place on September 12, 1971.

Theme: Accomplishment & Opportunity

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

bcc_hof_076aDate: 1954

Identifier: bcc_hof_076

Description: Program for the installation ceremony for the bust of Theodore Roosevelt held on May 9, 1954.

Theme: Accomplishment & Opportunity

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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Date: 1927

Identifier: bcc_hof_011

Description: The sculptor Paul Swan models Hall of Fame director Robert Underwood Johnson for a sculpture.

ThemePublic Service

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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Date: 1924

Identifier: bcc_hof_013

Description: Thomas Alva Edison at the 1924 installation ceremony.

ThemePublic Service

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

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Date: 1960

Identifier: bcc_hof_012

Description: The bust of Thomas Alva Edison made for the Hall of Fame.

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

 

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Date: 1977

Identifier: bcc_hof_005

Description: The unveiling ceremony for the bust of George Carver Washington which took place at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.

Theme: Historical Exclusion & Public Commemoration

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

 

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Date: circa 1948

Description: “Uncle Henry” Swain, who was a slave in his youth, places a wreath at the bust of Abraham Lincoln at the Hall of Fame as part of a campaign to raise funds for the construction of the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Identifier: bcc_hof_02

Theme: Issues of Representation

Rights: The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Archives of Bronx Community College, City University of New York, except for “fair use” such as for educational use, as defined by copyright law. Responsibility for securing any necessary permissions rests with user.

 

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