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Richmond Central School

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph of exterior of a building used as the Confederate government's Executive Mansion. This was where Jefferson Davis and his family stayed during t...
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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 women wearing uniforms of knee-length skirts and dark tights taking to the field to play a game of field hockey at Hampton Institute. Spec...
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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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Hamptom Institute

Date: 1941
Description: A view of the working dairy barn taken from the central alley of the barn. The cows face inward toward the alley, and the barn employs stanchions to keep t...
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May Day at Hampton Institute

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Description: View of children swinging around maypoles on May Day at Hampton Institute, established 1868. Campus buildings are in the background.
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Stuart Hall

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Description: View of Stuart Hall, a residential mansion used as the Virginia Female Institute. Chartered on January 13, 1744, the school is the state's oldest college p...
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Edward Anderson Alderman

Date: 1905
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Edward Anderson Alderman, the first President of the University of Virginia. He was an education reformer for the university, an...

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