Views of Washington & Vicinity. No. 59 Howard University

Washington, D.C.: Photographed by J. F. Jarvis, n.d. [late 19th century]. Very Good. 18 x 9 cm. photo stereo card of the exterior of the Main Buidling at Howard University. Inked signature ("Hugh M. Browne") on back of card. Card edges and back slightly soiled. Hugh M. Browne, an African American who graduated from Howard University in 1875, was an educator who believed strongly in vocational education. Browne is most remembered for his longtime work as the principal of the Institute for Colored Youth in the Philadelphia area (which became Cheyney State School around 1902) with Browne continuing as its first President until his retirement in 1913). (Inventory #: 95139)