Tuskegee is a city in Macon County, Alabama. Tuskegee was founded and laid out in 1833 by General Thomas Simpson Woodward, a Creek War veteran under Andrew Jackson. Tuskegee was later incorporated in 1843. Today, it is the largest city in Macon County.
Workers construct a wooden building, Tuskegee, AL, circa 1890–1915. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.
Students digging foundation for a new campus building, Tuskegee Institute (University), 1904. Photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.
Students pose outside of schoolhouse, Tuskegee, AL, circa 1881–1915. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.
Students stand on steps, Tuskegee Institute (University), circa 1881–1915. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.
Picking cotton, Tuskegee, AL, circa 1881–1915. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.
Standing in front of a storefront, Tuskegee, AL, circa 1881–1912. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.
Cabins, Tuskegee, AL, circa 1881–1890. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.
Wooden shack, Tuskegee, AL, circa 1881–1900. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.
Snowfall on campus, Tuskegee Institute (University), circa 1881–1912. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.
Wooden home, Tuskegee, AL, circa 1881–1912. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.