Laying of Capstone, Identified

Laying of Capstone, Identified

Women's colleges

Monticello Female Seminary

College buildings

Illinois--Godfrey

Construction workers

Architecture

Universities and colleges--Faculty

College students

Monticello Female Seminary faculty and students pose outside the school's chapel for the laying of the capstone during reconstruction. A fire destroyed the school's original buildings on November 4, 1888. While a temporary building was promptly erected to house the students, the new construction was not completed until June 10, 1890. 

The students, faculty, and construction workers are identified on the image's verso.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

1889-11-06

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Monticello College Collection

Monticello College Collection Photo Album

cabinet card

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31 x 26 cm