COLLECTION NAME:
Savannah Stereoview Collection
Record
Title:
Freedman's School
Creator:
Ryan, D. J.
Description:
Black and white stereograph of the Freedman's School known as the Beach Institute, with double image affixed to yellow paper backing. Title is handwritten in ink on the back of card. The photographer was Daniel J. Ryan. Publisher information is printed on a label pasted to the back of the card. Located at 502 East Harris Street, the Freedman's School was built in 1867 by the Freedmen's Bureau. The school was established by the American Missionary Association to educate newly freed slaves. New Yorker Alfred S. Beach, editor of the Scientific American, donated funds to purchase the site, and the school was named after him.
Subject:
Historic buildings
Subject:
Public schools
Date:
1870
Coverage:
Savannah (Ga.)
Coverage:
Georgia
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
3 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches
Format/Medium:
Stereographs
Format/Medium:
Albumen prints
Source:
Savannah Stereoview Collection, MS 018, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
