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Blacksmithing at Agricultural and Mechanical College, Greensboro, N.C. – Antique Print

Blacksmithing at Agricultural and Mechanical College, Greensboro, N.C., [1899?] — historic photograph
Blacksmithing at Agricultural and Mechanical College, Greensboro, N.C., [1899?]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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This historic photograph of Blacksmithing at Agricultural and Mechanical College, Greensboro, N.C. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Blacksmithing at Agricultural and Mechanical College, Greensboro, N.C.

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Blacksmiths at work at the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Greensboro, North Carolina, make this scene a record of trade instruction. Founded in 1891 as the state's land-grant college for Black students, the school taught skilled trades alongside academic subjects, reflecting the belief that vocational training could lead to economic independence. The caption card notes that the print was shown in the American Negro exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900, a display organized by W.E.B. Du Bois that used photographs and charts to present African American life and education. The date is estimated as about 1899, so the picture was likely made shortly before it reached Paris.

Created / published[1899?]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1900.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from caption card. Reportedly displayed as part of the American Negro exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Caption card tracings: Blacksmiths; African Americans -- Education; Univisities; Geogr.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,135 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-145364

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