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Whig and Clio Halls, Princeton, NJ
Image Not Available for Whig and Clio Halls, Princeton, NJ

Whig and Clio Halls, Princeton, NJ

Date1890
MediumPhotography; albumen on paper in cardboard album covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 7 1/4in. (23.5 x 18.4cm)
Other (overall height x width): 11 1/2 x 8 1/4in. (29.2 x 21cm)
DescriptionPhotograph of the construction of the Whig-Cliosophic Society hall in Princeton, New Jersey. Stone/marble building. Four columns. Scaffolding around third column. Construction workers are standing in front of the building and scaffolding. Wooden platforms and covers.
Object number2015.149.1.155
InscribedRecto, handwritten in black ink: "Whig and Clio Halls Princeton, NJ 1890"NotesThe American Whig-Cliosophic Society (Whig-Clio) is a political, literary, and debating society at Princeton University and the oldest debate union in the United States.
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