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[The Western College for Women class of 1904, Oxford, Ohio] – Antique Print

[The Western College for Women class of 1904, Oxford, Ohio], [1904] — historic photograph
[The Western College for Women class of 1904, Oxford, Ohio], [1904]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few college portraits from this period capture a whole class at once, and this one shows the Western College for Women's graduating students of 1904 gathered for a formal group sitting in Oxford, Ohio. The Western College was among the earliest colleges established for women in the Midwest, founded in 1853, and it drew students who pursued a classical or literary education at a time when higher learning for women was still being debated. The plate is an 8 x 10 inch glass negative made by the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for its large-format views of American towns, landmarks and people around 1900 to 1915. Note the later "1910" inscribed on the negative, which suggests it was printed or used again several years after the class was photographed.

Created / published[1904]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreGroup portraits.Portrait photographs.Dry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 1910" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 043148. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsStudents. Women.United States--Ohio--Oxford.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-70135

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