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These two photographs show the ruins of the historical town of Quindaro and the campus of Western University overlooking the Missouri River. Established in 1865 the school was located in the city limits of the historical town of Quindaro along the Missouri River in Wyandotte County, Kansas. For seventy-eight years the institution provided a four year education to African American students until it closed in 1943.
Date: Bulk 1924-1925
Item Number: 312292
Call Number: S.P. 371.94q H
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 312292
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Education
Built Environment - Function - Education - College or University
Collections - Library
Community Life - Scenes and views
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1920s - 1924
Date - 1920s - 1925
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Western University
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Book
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Catalog
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Cities and towns - Quindaro
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Places - Rivers - Missouri
Type of Material - Photographs
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