Two Carte-de-Visite Views of the Second Ladies’ Hall at Oberlin College, c. 1868.
Oberlin: c. 1868. Albumen photographs, 2 ½ x 3 ½ inches on larger mounts. Some fading to one of the photographs, other image with excellent contrast, near fine condition overall. Near Fine. Item #List1022
An uncommon early pair of views of the Second Ladies’ Boarding House at Oberlin College in the 1860s, taken at a time when Oberlin was one of few coeducational colleges, having first admitted women in 1837. Oberlin’s Second Ladies Hall was built in 1861-1863 and featured Itlianate architecture and a rooftop balcony. The building was opened for student accommodations in 1865. The first floor held an assembly room, a reading room, a dining room, parlors and stewards’ quarters. The second and third floors housed 100 women. The building was destroyed by a fire in 1889.
Price: $300.00