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Howard Univ., Washington, D.C., ca. 1900 - Law library – Vintage Wall Art

Howard Univ., Washington, D.C., ca. 1900 - Law library, [ca. 1900] — historic photograph
Howard Univ., Washington, D.C., ca. 1900 - Law library, [ca. 1900]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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Step back in time with Howard Univ., Washington, D.C., ca. 1900 - Law library, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Howard Univ., Washington, D.C., ca. 1900 - Law library

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Few images from the 1900 Paris Exposition show an institution as directly as this view of the law library at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1867 and named for General Oliver Otis Howard, the university trained many Black lawyers, teachers, and physicians in the decades after emancipation. According to the caption card, the photograph was shown in the American Negro exhibit in Paris, which W.E.B. Du Bois helped organize to present the progress of Black Americans through photographs, charts, and statistics. The library's shelves and reading space reflect the emphasis on education that ran through that display.

Created / published[ca. 1900]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card. Reportedly displayed as part of the American Negro exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,199 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-119042

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