Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio. (The colored peoples college.) / drawn, lithographed and printed in oil colors by Middleton Wallace & Co. – Historic Print
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(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: Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio. (The colored peoples college.) / drawn, lithographed and printed in oil colors by Middleton Wallace & Co., preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio. (The colored peoples college.) / drawn, lithographed and printed in oil colors by Middleton Wallace & Co.
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Wilberforce University in Xenia, Ohio, is the subject here, and the title, "The colored peoples college," marks it as an early school for Black students. The institution was founded in 1856 by Methodist Episcopal church members and named for William Wilberforce, the British abolitionist. The color lithograph was drawn and printed by Middleton, Wallace & Co. of Cincinnati, a firm known for printed views of towns and institutions in that period. The date range of 1850 to 1860 is an estimate, so the buildings shown may reflect the campus in its first years.
| Created / published | Cincinnati, Ohio : Middleton, Wallace & Co., [1850-1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1850-1860. |
| Subjects | African Americans--Education--Ohio--Xenia--1850-1860. Wilberforce University--Buildings--Ohio--Xenia--1850-1860. Universities & colleges--Ohio--Xenia--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,428 × 1,153 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217406 |
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