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Race Relations Institute, Fisk University

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Description: Race Relations Institute, Fisk University. Highlander Folk School members participated in Film Center work conducted at the Institute. Extreme right on fi...
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Library School

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of three-story building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Machine Shop

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill of Machine Shop, Electrical Laboratory and Industrial Arts Laboratory, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Machine Shop

Date: 1904
Description: View down hill of Machine Shop, Electrical Laboratory and Industrial Arts Laboratory, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A large smokestack is ...
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Students' Room at Harvard University Dental School

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Description: Interior of the students' room at Harvard University Dental School, founded in 1867. The large hall is filled with dental chairs and other equipment. Capti...
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The Moravian Center

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Description: Elevated view of the Moravian Center. On the left is the Central Moravian Church, constructed between 1803 and 1806, and on the right stands the Moravian C...
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Connecticut Hall of Yale University

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Description: Engraving of Connecticut Hall, Yale's first permanent building, completed in 1752. The engraving shows a front view of the original Yale building, and a fe...
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Grier Monument at Erskine College

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Description: View of a monument to William Moffatt Grier (1843-1899), president of Erskine College from 1871-1899. The monument, erected in 1904, features a statue of G...
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The Selleck Overlook Military Academy

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Description: Exterior of the Selleck Overlook Military Academy, completed in 1906. The castle-like structure features a lamp post near a staircase at the entrance, as w...
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Saint Xavier Academy

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Description: Exterior of Saint Xavier Academy, erected in 1874. Groups of people stand on the lawn.
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Old Medical College Building

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Description: Front view of the Old Medical College building, built in 1835. A walkway leads to stairs of the large stone-block Classical building. The frieze and archit...
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Bessie Tift College

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Description: Promotional postcard showing the walkway to a building at Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. Caption reads: "Bessie Tift College."
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Upshaw Hall at Bessie Tift College

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Description: View of the porch of Upshaw Hall built in 1904, at Bessie Tift College. Flowers line the porch where brick columns support the upper story. Caption reads:...
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Hampton Institute

Date: 1872
Description: A view of the female residence at Hampton Institute. The left side of the front porch contains potted plant,s and three women converse near the steps. Anot...
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Lafayette College

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Description: A view of a classroom at Lafayette College looking toward the front of the room. A long demonstration table with bottles takes up most of the front, and ro...
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St. Joseph's College

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Description: A view of the study room at St. Joseph's college, lined with rows of desks. This room appears to double as a worship space, as the desk at the front of the...
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State Normal School

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Description: Exterior of the State Normal School at Stevens Point, which opened in 1894. The main entrance flanked by columns and a central cupola can be seen, along wi...
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Main Street and Washington State College

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Description: View of Main Street, featuring shops, cars, and carriages. Washington State College, founded in 1890, can be seen on a hilltop beyond the street.
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Educational Map of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1876
Description: This map is ink on paper and shows the location of various types of schools. The map includes text about the school system and tables of statistics (1849-1...
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"Stuff the Scout" on Tri-State College Campus

Date: 02 19 1969
Description: "Stuff the Scout" on Tri-State College campus. Top image shows men 'stuffed' in an International Harvester Scout. Bottom photograph shows a woman sitting o...

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