<I>Class of 1892 Oberlin Academy Preparatory School</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1892
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Oberlin Academy, American, 1833 - 1916
label: Subject of
content: Eva M. Dyson, American, 1873 - 1958
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of the Oberlin Academy Preparatory School Class of 1892. There are three (3) rows of students. The first row is one (1) girl in a white dress. Her hair is pulled back and she has curls in the front. She appears to be kneeling on the ground.
label: Description
content: The middle row contains four (4) girls in white dresses. They are sitting down. The girl on the far proper right side has her hair pulled back with curls in the front. The girl to her left has curly hair which is also pulled back. The two girls to her left do not have curls, but their hair is pulled back with a bow.
label: Description
content: The back row contains six (6) students. Three girls in white dresses and three boys in black suits. The boy in the middle is also wearing a black tie. There are two (2) girls on the proper right side. They have their hair pulled back with curls in the front. Eva Dyson is the female student on the proper left side. Her hair is pulled back as well. The boy to her right is wearing glasses.
label: Description
content: The photo was taken in an interior setting. A rug, a chair, and some plants can be seen. All of the students are holding what appears to be a diploma in their hands. The photograph is mounted on a black board. The board appears to be marbled because of age and some of the corners are torn.
label: Description
content: The image appears to have yellowed with age.
label: Description
content: There are some spots on the back of the board. There is also a diagonal white label on the proper left side of the board. It reads [1892 Graduation/10.- DC] in pencil.
place: label: Place captured
content: Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Christie Hammel
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.86
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Mounted): 9 15/16 × 11 15/16 in. (25.2 × 30.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 6 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (17.5 × 24.8 cm)