Nannie Helen Burroughs and others at the National Training School, Washington, D.C. About 1909.
This preserved scene shows Five African American women sit on the front steps of a house with large windows and an open porch. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Nannie Helen Burroughs and others at the National Training School, Washington, D.C. About 1909.
This preserved scene shows Five African American women sit on the front steps of a house with large windows and an open porch. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Nannie Helen Burroughs and others at the National Training School, Washington, D.C. About 1909.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
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Hodge Open Air School, Cleveland, Ohio. Unattributed photo, 1900-1920