Don Thompson Vocational School, 1701 N. Blvd., Tampa

Creator

Unknown

Files

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Creation Date

1945

Time Period

circa 1945-1956

Abstract

Exterior view of the Don Thompson Vocational School at 1701 North Boulevard in Tampa, Florida. People stand in front with a Free Health Test van. From left to right: Lee Davis, Mrs. Davis, G.D. Rogers, Mr. Bosbo, an unidentified woman, and an unidentified man.

Keywords

African Americans, Blacks, Vocational education, Black people--Education, African American teachers, African American education

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Geographic Location

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Florida Photograph Collection

Box

11

Folder

10

Media Type

Photographs

Note

Don Thompson Vocational High School opened as a segregated school for Blacks in 1945, named after the director of vocational education for Hillsborough County. In September 1956, it was renamed the Howard W. Blake Comprehensive High School after a Black Tampan, Howard Wesley Blake. The school initially closed in 1970 as Hillsborough County schools desegregated, but opened the next year as Blake 7th Grade Center. The original building was demolished in 1996. The land is now a magnet school for visual communication and performing arts named Howard W. Blake High School. Photo courtesy of Frank Lopez.

Identifier

florida_photograph_1023

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Don Thompson Vocational School, 1701 N. Blvd., Tampa" (1945). Florida Photograph Collection. Image 24.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/florida_photograph/24