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Washington Irving High School

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Description: Elevated view of the lunch room of Washington Irving High School, designed by the architect C.B.J. Snyder (1860-1945) and built in 1913. Lights hang from t...
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Craft Class

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Description: Young girls in school uniforms enjoying an outdoor crafting class.
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Maryknoll School

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Description: Five young boys waiting to enter Maryknoll School in China.
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St. Michael's Industrial School

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Description: A view of St. Michael's Industrial School, with students lined up in formation along the road that leads to the school. Two boys with drums lead the proces...
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St. Michael's Industrial School

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Description: A view of the exterior of St. Michael's Industrial School, with students in formation saluting the flag being raised. There are trees on a hill behind them...
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At Our Lady's Feet

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Description: View of women reading at Saint Xavier Academy, established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1847. The women sit in the grass near a statue of Mary and Jesus. Cap...
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Susquehanna Collegiate Institute

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Description: View of the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute, founded in 1858 by the Evangelical Lutheran Church as the Missionary Institute and Susquehanna Female College...
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The Northwestern Ohio Normal School

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Description: Elevated view of the Northwestern Ohio Normal School, founded in 1871 by Henry Solomon Lehr. Groups of people pose on the school's lawn, and two men stand ...
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The Tilton School

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of the exterior of Tilton Hall, built in 1861, part of Tilton School, founded in 1845. Four students sit on the front steps beneath the clock to...
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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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Saint Vincent's College

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Description: Exterior of class buildings at Saint Vincent's College, founded between 1838 and 1843. A group of students sit on the stairs leading to an entrance.
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Home Economics Class at Martha Berry Girls' School

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Description: View from across a room of a home economics class at Martha Berry Girls' School, established in 1909. Women gather around an area enclosed by tables and ob...
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Girl with School Pennant

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Description: A girl holds a large school pennant that reads, "Vassar," a college that was founded in 1861.
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Library at Washington Irving High School

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Description: Interior of the library at Washington Irving High School, built in 1913 and designed b C.B.J. Snyder. Students study at tables and take books from the shel...
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Holy Family Academy

Date: 1920
Description: A view of female students relaxing in the reception room at Holy Family Academy. Some sit in groups while others read magazines. Furnishings consist mainly...
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Banneker High School

Date: 1937
Description: Male and female students pose for a group portrait, with their teacher standing at right, in front of Banneker High School. The structure is made of brick ...
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Freedom Academy

Date: 1915
Description: Male and female students from Freedom Academy sit outdoors with two teachers. A larger group sits on platform while a smaller group looks on from the foreg...
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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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Hampton Institute

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view of female students working in the fields with hoes. Behind them are college buildings.
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Hampton Institute

Date: 1872
Description: Female students garden next to the Home Economics Practice House. The house has clapboard siding on its two stories and there is a porch on the front and b...

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