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Photograph of the Bench Room in the Knowles Industrial Building at Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1884

Collection:: Digital Collection of Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC)
Title:: Photograph of the Bench Room in the Knowles Industrial Building at Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1884
Publisher:: Digital Collection of Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC)
Date of Original:: 1884
Subject:: Benches--Georgia--Atlanta
African American college students--Georgia--Atlanta
Workenches--Georgia--Atlanta
Universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
School facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta University
Industrial buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Classrooms--Georgia--Atlanta
African American universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
Workshops--Georgia--Atlanta
School shops--Georgia--Atlanta
Location:: United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium:: black-and-white photographs
Type:: Still Image
Format:: image/jpeg
Description:: A black and white photograph of students working in the Bench Room in the Knowles Industrial Building at Atlanta University. The Bench room includes seperate workbenches where students are able to perform various woodcutting activities.The Knowles Industrial Building was built in 1884 for the use of the mechanical department. The building included carpenter's benches, wood-turning lathes, a forge room, and a room for mechanical drawing. Atlanta University opened on October 13, 1869. The University offered training for African American students of all ages including kindergarten, grade school, normal industrial, academy and college.
Local Identifier:: auc.001.bgox4.00000000.pho0183.jpg
Metadata URL:: http://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/rwwl/id/82
Rights Holder:: All images in this collection either are protected by copyright or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific object file name.
Holding Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
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Photograph of the Bench Room in the Knowles Industrial Building at Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1884

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