| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football Game, circa 1911 | 1906/1916 | Spectators watch a football game. | African American athletes, African American universities and colleges | Nora E. Floyd Johnson Memorial Photographs |
| Atlanta University Football Team, circa 1911 | 1906/1916 | The Atlanta University football team stand with coaches. | African American athletes, African American students, African American universities and colleges | Nora E. Floyd Johnson Memorial Photographs |
| Football Game, circa 1911 | 1906/1916 | Spectators watch a football game. | African American athletes, African American universities and colleges | Nora E. Floyd Johnson Memorial Photographs |
| Audience and Performers at Sports Field, circa 1911 | 1906/1916 | A group of performers in Native American outfits stand on a field in front of spectators. | African American women, African American students, African American athletes, African American universities and colleges | Nora E. Floyd Johnson Memorial Photographs |
Sep 16, 2021
Nora E. Floyd Johnson Memorial Photographs
Nora Ethel Floyd (1893-1969) was born in Georgia in 1893 and attended Atlanta University in from around 1911-1913. She married John Rosamond Johnson, the brother of James Weldon Johnson (a founder of the NAACP), in 1913. John Rosamond Johnson was a renowned composer, known for writing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (1900), which became known as the The Negro National Anthem. After marrying, the couple moved to New York City in 1914, where John was the director of the Music Settlement School for Colored People. The photographs in this collection feature groups of students and adults from the Atlanta University and Morris Brown College participating in the football game festivities. Other images include unidentified individuals, female students from Atlanta University, Eugene Dibble, and the marching band.
At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
