Negatives of Army Training at Howard University, Washington, DC, 1943–1943

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Negatives of Army Training at Howard University, Washington, DC, 1943–1943

1943

These black and white negatives, numbered 35061 to 35120, consist of views of "specialized training" for African American U.S. Army recruits at Howard University in Washington, DC. The photos, taken by a News Bureau staff photographer, show recruits in formation (208-HU-35074), in a classroom history lesson (208-HU-35082), outside the University's College of Medicine (208-HU-35103), and observing a dental procedure (208-HU-35117). There are no captions for these photographs.

2 linear inches

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675129

National Archives at College Park

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Howard University

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Howard University is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. Tracing its history to 1867, from its outset Howard has been nonsectarian and open to people of all sexes and races. The institution was named for General Oliver Otis Howard, a Civil War hero who was both the founder of the university and, at the time, commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau. The U.S. Congress chartered Howard on March 2, 1867 and much of its early funding came from endow...