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Photographs

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Livonia Ruth Kay (1867-1949) Class Album

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/25
Abstract Before printed yearbooks with photographs of students became widespread, college students exchanged individual photographs taken at local photography studios and reproduced in quantity. The photographs—usually the 4-1/2″ × 6-1/4″ size called cabinet photographs—were mounted on card stock printed with the photographer's name and address. Students filled albums (with spaces designed to fit the standard cabinet size photos) with card photographs of their friends, including photos of faculty and...
Dates: 1891