Cornelius Marion Battey (1873 – 1927) was an American photographer who primarily shot photographic portraits of black Americans. His photographs of black leaders appeared on the cover of the NAACP’s magazine The Crisis and he later founded and headed up the photographic department at the Tuskegee Institute.
Robert Russa Moton, circa 1915–27. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, C.M. Battey Collection.
Classroom scene, Tuskegee Institute (University), circa 1916–1927. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, C.M. Battey Collection.
Tuskegee Institute students and instructors attend chapel, date unknown. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, Photographs Collection.
Tuskegee Airman observation, Tuskegee, AL, circa 1941–46. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, C.M. Battey Collection.
Students in library, Tuskegee Institute (University), circa 1916. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, C.M. Battey Collection.
Women students participate in a physical education class, Tuskegee Institute (University), 1916–27. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, C.M. Battey Collection.
The Oaks, home of Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee, AL, circa 1916. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, C.M. Battey Collection.
Crowd gathers for unknown event, Tuskegee Institute (University), circa 1916–27. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, C.M. Battey Collection.
Students in carpentry, Tuskegee Institute (University), circa 1916–27. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, C.M. Battey Collection.
Margaret Murray Washington Hall, Tuskegee Institute, circa 1916–1927. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, C.M. Battey Collection.
Students on Tompkins Lawn, Tuskegee Institute (University), 1920. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University, C.M. Battey Collection.
Women’s sewing class, Tuskegee Institute (University), circa 1916–1927. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, C.M. Battey Collection.
Farm and home demonstration agents, Tuskegee Institute, July 15, 1925. Photograph by C.M. Battey. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, C.M. Battey Collection.
