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Accession Number:2000-165-1
Accession Date:
Condition:good
Location:Archives, Black Hist. Coll., Box 2, Folder 1
Keywords:African American, colored school, Drury College, segregation
Area of Origin:Springfield MO
Period:ca 1890
Category:Documentary Artifact
Object:Print, photographic
Maker:uk
Description/History:Black & white photo of the Colored School, the first Springfield public school built for black children, built ca 1871. Stood on the northwest corner of Central (Center) St. and Drury Lane ( Washington Ave.), facing east. Later called the East Academy and the museum building.
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