A.P. Bedou Portfolio

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Description: Collection mainly depicts the activities, facilities and surrounding environment of the Gulfside Chautauqua and camp meeting ground, an African American Methodist retreat, in Waveland, Mississippi, in 1929. The collection consists of candid shots and group portraits of students, summer camp groups, vacationers, conference attendees, school faculty and retreat employees; views of recreational and leisure activities; exterior, and some interior, views of lodges, smaller dwellings and school buildings; and views of the waterfront along the Gulf of Mexico. Also included are a studio portrait of an unidentified woman (ca. 1920), and views of a rally for President William Howard Taft during a visit to New Orleans, Louisiana (ca. 1910).
Names: Bedou, A. P. (Arthur P.), 1882-1966 (Photographer)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1910 - 1929
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division; Shelf locator: Sc Photo Portfolio (Bedou, A.P.)
Topics: African Americans -- Social life -- Mississippi -- Waveland (Miss.) -- 1920-1929; Spiritual retreats -- Mississippi -- Waveland (Miss.); Recreation areas -- Mississippi -- Waveland (Miss.); School facilities -- Mississippi -- Waveland (Miss.); Meetings -- Louisiana -- New Orleans (La.); Dwellings -- Mississippi -- Waveland (Miss.); African Americans -- Recreation -- Mississippi -- Waveland (Miss.); Waterfronts -- Mississippi -- Waveland (Miss.); Waveland (Miss.)
Genres: Photographs
Notes: Statement of responsibility: A.P. Bedou.; Content: Title devised by cataloger.; Content: Some photographs bear photographer's blind stamp; some items bear photographer's signature on recto. Some items bear handwritten captions on recto; some items bear handwritten captions on verso. Many items accompanied by typewritten captions on note cards or paper markers.; Biographical/historical: A.P. Bedou, 1882-1966, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was a photographer there for over fifty years. He was best known for his portraiture, his coverage of local events, and his views of the countryside in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Gulfside Assembly, which Bedou documented, was founded in 1923 by Methodist Bishop Robert E. Jones to provide a spiritual, educational and recreational retreat for African Americans who had been denied access elsewhere due to segregation.
Physical Description: Extent: 48 items (.2 cubic ft., one box); Extent: 48 photographic prints :gelatin silver, black and white ;21 x 26 cm and smaller.
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: 1273717959; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22611141; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5ced63a0-63d5-013d-669b-0242ac110002