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Meharry Medical College graduate, circa 1900
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Title
Meharry
Medical
College
graduate
,
circa
1900
Corporate name
Meharry Medical College
Topical entry
African Americans
Education
Colleges and Universities
Capital City
African American men--Education, Higher--Tennessee--Nashville
College graduates--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Description
A
portrait
of an
unidentified
Meharry
Medical
College
graduate
,
circa
1900
. The
school
was
founded
in
1876
as the
Medical
Department
of
Central
Tennessee
College
and the
first
medical
school
in the
South
for
African
Americans
.
It
was
chartered
separately
in
1915
.
It
is
currently
the
largest
private
historically
black
institution
in the
United
States
solely
dedicated
to
educating
healthcare
professionals
and
scientists
.
Meharry
Medical
College
includes
a
medical
school
,
dental
school
,
graduate
school
, and an
allied
health
school
.
Meharry
Medical
College
is
located
at
1005
Dr
.
D
.
B
.
Todd
,
Jr
.
Boulevard
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
:
sepia
;
5.75
x
8.5
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
ca.
1900
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
P-2107
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
Coverage
1900-1909
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
Closed Stacks P-2107
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