Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 1903 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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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A window into the past: Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 1903, preserved in this historic image. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Panoramic photo of students at Wellesley College, buildings in background
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Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 1903
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Wellesley College in Massachusetts, as it looked in 1903, was a women's college about twelve miles west of Boston, set on wooded land around Lake Waban in the town of Wellesley. Founded in 1870 by Henry Durant and his wife Pauline, it had opened its doors in 1875 and by the turn of the century was among the best-known colleges for women in the country. Students and faculty reached the campus by the Boston and Albany rail line, and many families in the region knew the college mainly for its strong programs in the sciences and its observatory. The college was a source of local pride and a steady presence in a town that was still largely residential and rural. This view captures the campus as its neighbors and graduates would have recognized it at the start of the twentieth century.
| Created / published | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Creator | e. chickering & co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Massachusetts |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,005 × 1,439 px · prints to 17 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panoramic photo of students at Wellesley College, buildings in background |
| Reference | MA Wellesley College 1 1903 |
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