Arthur P. Bedou (1882 – 1966) was an American photographer based in New Orleans. Bedou was, for a time, the personal photographer of Booker T. Washington, and documented the last decade of Washington’s life. He also documented campus life at Xavier University, Tuskegee University, and city life in turn of the century New Orleans.
Booker T. Washington sits with his son, holding his grandchild, Tuskegee, AL, 1915. Photograph by A.P. Bedou. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, A.P. Bedou Collection.
Booker T. Washington sits atop his horse, Tuskegee Institute (University), Tuskegee, AL, 1915. Photograph by A.P. Bedou. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, A.P. Bedou Collection.
Booker T. Washington speaks to a crowd at the dedication of a cotton seed mill, Mound Bayou, MS, 1912. Photograph by A.P. Bedou. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, A.P. Bedou Collection.
Booker T. Washington (bottom left) prepares to speak from a stage in New Orleans, circa 1910–12. Photograph by A.P. Bedou. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, A.P. Bedou Collection.
Booker T. Washington speaks to a crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1910–12. Photograph by A.P. Bedou. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, A.P. Bedou Collection.
Funeral proceedings for Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Institute (University), November 17, 1915. Photograph by A.P. Bedou. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, A.P. Bedou Collection.
Tantum Hall, Tuskegee University, 1907. Photograph by A.P. Bedou. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, A.P. Bedou Collection.
Robert R. Moton (center), Booker T. Washington (right), location unknown, circa 1906–15. Photograph by A.P. Bedou. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, A.P. Bedou Collection.
Booker T. Washington (center) with Tuskegee Institute (University) faculty members, Carnegie Library-Tuskegee Institute (University), circa 1908–1915. Photograph by A.P. Bedou. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, A.P. Bedou Collection.
Tuskegee Institute (University) Choir, led by William Levi Dawson (center), Tuskegee, AL, circa 1931–1956. Photograph by A.P. Bedou. Photograph courtesy of Tuskegee University Archives, A.P. Bedou Collection.
