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Howard University Advertisement (1919)

1910s, Howard University

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Check out this great old advertisement that we dug up in The Washington Times from September 7th, 1919.

Howard University of 1919

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Source: Library of Congress

READ: Catholic University Fall Term Opens Tuesday, October 4th, 1910

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