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Image: A Front View of Yale College and the College Chapel New Haven printed by Daniel Bowen

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Description: "A Front View of Yale-College, and the College Chapel, New-Haven, printed by Daniel Bowen from a woodcut." In the lithograph, Yale students near President Ezra Stiles are seen removing their hats, a Yale custom of the era. The building known as Yale College was built in 1717 and demolished in 1782. The 'College Chapel,' originally known as 'First Chapel, was built between 1761 and 1763. From 1824 until its demolition in 1893 it was known as The Athenaeum.
Title: A Front View of Yale College and the College Chapel New Haven printed by Daniel Bowen
Credit: Yale University Manuscripts & Archives Digital Images Database [1]
Author: Daniel Bowen
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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