Althea Beatrice Cato on a Bethune-Cookman Parade Float
Dublin Core
Title
Althea Beatrice Cato on a Bethune-Cookman Parade Float
Alternative Title
Althea Beatrice Cato, Miss Bethune-Cookman
Subject
African American women
Parades
Description
Althea Beatrice Cato, later Althea Beatrice Cato Lucas, on a parade float. The Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation identifies Cato as the first Miss Bethune-Cookman and states that this photograph appeared in a Bethune-Cookman yearbook. The handwritten identification "Althea Beatrice Cato Lucas" beneath the photograph was added by her son, Harold V. Lucas Jr., many years later. The date and photographer have not been identified.
Source
Digital reproduction of an original photograph provided by the Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation.
Publisher
Is Part Of
Format
image/webp
Type
Still Image
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Digital reproduction of a historical photograph provided by Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation to RICHES.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation, Inc. and is provided here by RICHES for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Bethune-Cookman University. “Harold Lucas.” Oral History Collection: Historic Second Avenue. Accessed September 29, 2026.
External Reference Title
Harold Lucas
Citation
“Althea Beatrice Cato on a Bethune-Cookman Parade Float,” RICHES, accessed October 3, 2026, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/12131.