Normal and Coll Institute Asheville, North Carolina, 1910 – Antique Photo Print
(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 Normal and Coll Institute Asheville, North Carolina, 1910, a historic image rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: The Normal and Collegiate Institute and campus, Asheville, N.C.
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Normal and Coll Institute Asheville, North Carolina, 1910
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Asheville, North Carolina, in 1910 was a mountain town whose economy rested on tourism, health seekers drawn by its mild climate, and rail links through the Southern Railway. The Normal and Collegiate Institute, a school founded in the 1880s to train African American students, shows another side of the city's life. Under segregation, Black residents in Asheville built their own schools, churches, and civic institutions, and schools like this one trained teachers who staffed classrooms across the region. The photograph by Herbert W. Pelton captures the campus at a time when public education for Black North Carolinians was still underfunded and often limited, yet widely valued by families who sent their children there. Its buildings and grounds reflect the commitment of church missionaries and local supporters who kept the school going through the early twentieth century.
| Created / published | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Creator | pelton, herbert w. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--North Carolina |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,353 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | The Normal and Collegiate Institute and campus, Asheville, N.C. |
| Reference | NC 1910 Normal and Coll Institute Asheville |
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