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Description
An unknown female Westbrook Seminary student is photographed on this 1870s carte de visite by H. F. Reed, Main Street, Worcester, Mass. Her long hair is pulled back sharply from her face and made into curls, one of which rests on her right shoulder. She wears earrings, a white ruffled collar and an ascot tied into a bow. A neck chain hangs over the bow. The bodice of her dress is heavily gathered, ruched and pleated.
Media
Carte de visite photograph
Size of Original
2 1/2 inches x 4 inches
Preferred Citation
Reed, H F.,"Female Student, Westbrook Seminary, 1870s" (1870s). University of New England, Westbrook College History Collection. https://dune.une.edu/wchc_photos_students1870s/18
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Date
1870s