Senate Avenue YMCA Group, circa 1925
| Description: |
Group portrait of men and boys in front of the Senate Avenue YMCA in Indianapolis. In 1912, the first cornerstone was laid for an African-American branch of the YMCA on Senate and Michigan Avenues in Indianapolis. Booker T. Washington dedicated the building in 1912. This YMCA would become the largest African-American branch of the YMCA in the United states. In 1959 it moved to 10th Street and Fall Creek Parkway and changed its name to the Fall Creek YMCA. |
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| Origin: | Circa 1925 |
| Publisher: |
Digital image 2015 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/869 |
| Collection: |
Panoramic Photograph Images |
| Copyright: |
This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org. |
| Geography: |
Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis |
| Subjects: |
Group portraits YMCA of the USA Young adults African Americans African Americans--Indiana--Indianapolis Photography, Panoramic |
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