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Hampton Institute
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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 back. The home represents the "Farmhouse Style," made specifically to address rural housing needs. Garments dry on a clothing line behind the house.
1872
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Hampton Institute
1872
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. Another building is on the right. Caption read...
Hampton Institute
1872
Elevated view of female students working in the fields with hoes. Behind them are college buildings.
May Day at Hampton Institute
View of children swinging around maypoles on May Day at Hampton Institute, established 1868. Campus buildings are in the background.
Hampton Institute
1872
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. Spectators have gathered on all sides to watch...
Back Porch and Garden
A woman sits on the back porch of a home in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. There are many plants on the porch, and a garden in the yard. A cornfield and neighboring home is behind the...
Large Group Standing Near Home
A large group of adults and children pose near a home in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. On the right side of the home vines are growing on a large trellis.
