Oblong folio. Measuring 12.5" x 10". String-tied black cloth over stiff paper boards with "Photographs" stamped in gilt on the front board. Contains 229 sepia-toned or black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring between 1" x 1" and 8" x 10", with captions. Very good album with edgewear and small tears with near fine photographs. A photo album kept by a young woman, Dorothy, while attending the Emma Willard School in the 1940s. Her album details her time at the school as well as activities outside the school, most of which involved horseback riding. The beginning of the album takes place at a summer camp where equestrian training was the center of the activities. Dorothy is seen here in her riding gear atop a horse. They also practiced tennis which is captured in candid action shots and there is a large portrait of Dorothy in her tennis outfit with racket and ball. Her photos from school show buildings on the campus and various portraits of classmates, many of which include notes. One large group photo shows Dorothy with the women of the athletic association at the school, another shows women in draped robes as part of the "Latin Banquet." Other sections show them at school dances and proms, including one where the girls were paired with "blind dates;" participating in dance recital, class day, and Dorothy's eventual graduation. The Emma Willard School, originally Troy Female Seminary, was founded in 1814 by activist Emma Willard in Troy, New York. Willard's idea was to give female students the same opportunities as male students, which included studies in mathematics, classical languages, and the sciences. In 1821 the school moved to Watertown and by 1895, after Willard's death, the school was renamed The Emma Willard School for Girls. An extensive and interesting collection of photographs detailing a woman's time at a renowned girls school in the 1940s. Seller Inventory # 424835

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Title: [Photo Album]: Young Woman at Emma Willard ...

Publisher: New York

Publication Date: 1940

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

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