Image of an eye-level view of Hampton Academy in Hampton, Virginia, as seen from the Hampton River, showing a rowboat and sailboats in the foreground and two school buildings and outbuildings behind a fence. Probable date based on school and printer histories; John B. Cary established the Hampton Academy from 1852 and the buildings were destroyed by fire in 1861. "Lith & printed by Hunckel & Son, Bremen & Baltimore"--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 38.1 x 49.53 cm (15 x 19 1/2 in.)
Hampton (Va.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Schools--Pictorial works Waterfronts--Pictorial works Boats and boating--Pictorial works Advertising--Schools Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Education Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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