- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Knox Institute
- Date of Original:
- 1920/1928
- Subject:
- Knox Institute and Industrial School
Schools--Georgia--Athens
School buildings--Georgia--Athens
African American schools--Georgia--Athens
African American school children--Georgia--Athens
Private schools--Georgia--Athens
Fences--Georgia--Athens
Wooden fences--Georgia--Athens
Teachers--Georgia--Athens
Women teachers--Georgia--Athens
African American teachers--Georgia--Athens
African American women teachers--Georgia--Athens
Women--Georgia--Athens
Men--Georgia--Athens
African American men--Georgia--Athens
African American women--Georgia--Athens
Buildings--Georgia--Athens
Athens (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Knox Institute was founded in 1868 in Athens, which became a center for African American secondary education after the Civil War. Located at the corner of Reese and Pope streets, the prestigious private school offered academic and industrial instruction. The school closed in 1928, and the structure no longer exists.
Photograph of teachers and school children gathered outside the Knox Institute in Athens, Georgia in the 1920s. The Knox Institute was founded in 1868 in Athens, which became a center for African American secondary education after the Civil War. Located at the corner of Reese and Pope streets, the prestigious private school offered academic and industrial instruction. The school closed in 1928, and the structure no longer exists. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/hall-johnson-1888-1970/m-3517/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries | If you wish to use any Hargrett Library Materials (whole or in part) for publication in electronic or any other form, you must obtain the specific written permission of both the owner of the physical property and the holder of the copyright
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/athens
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/hall-johnson-1888-1970
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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