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Howard Univ., Washington, D.C., ca. 1900 - main building, exterior – Antique Photo Print

Howard Univ., Washington, D.C., ca. 1900 - main building, exterior, [ca. 1900] — historic photograph
Howard Univ., Washington, D.C., ca. 1900 - main building, exterior, [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 - main building, exterior, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Howard Univ., Washington, D.C., ca. 1900 - main building, exterior

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Howard University's main building, shown here in an exterior view from around 1900, stands as one of the earliest visual records of the school's campus in its formative years. The caption card notes that the photograph was reportedly displayed in the American Negro exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900, a showcase organized by W. E. B. Du Bois and others to present African American life, education, and achievement to an international audience. Founded in 1867 in Washington, D.C., Howard was among the institutions created to educate Black Americans after the Civil War, so images like this one carried particular weight in that setting.

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 × 1,173 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-119040

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