Dr. George H. Starke at Award Ceremony
Dublin Core
Title
Dr. George H. Starke at Award Ceremony
Alternative Title
Dr. George Starke
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Doctors
Physicians--Florida
Description
Dr. George H. Starke (ca. 1899-ca.1979) receiving an award for his work as a physician. Starke opened his practice in Sanford, Florida, in 1927. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Starke became one of only four African-American physicians to be accepted by Harvard University for residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He practiced for several years in Boston and then returned to Sanford in 1933 and continued to practice medicine until his death at the age of 80. For many years, Dr. Starke was the only black doctor in Sanford . Dr. Starke was also the first African-American doctor to acquire membership in the Florida Medical Association and the Seminole County Medical Association, as well as the second to join the American Medical Association. In 1971, the City of Sanford named George Starke Park, located at 1501 West Third Street, in his honor.
Source
Digital reproduction of original black and white photographs: Dr. G.H. Starke Collection, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1927-1979
Has Format
Original black and white photographs.
Is Part Of
Dr. G. H. Starke Collection, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
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Medium
20 black and white photographs
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to the resource is held by Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Flewellyn, Valada S. African Americans of Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2009.
Ward, Thomas J. Black Physicians in the Jim Crow South. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2003.
McCarthy, Kevin. African American Sites in Florida. Sarasota, Fla: Pineapple Press, 2007.
Transcript
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Collection
Citation
“Dr. George H. Starke at Award Ceremony,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4730.