Breaking Ground
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Mary Helen Cochran Library
[written on back]: "I break ground for the new library." Writer unknown.
Ground breaking for the Mary Helen Cochran Library at Sweet Briar College.
1928
1900
1920s
Thomson, Rebecca
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Library Exterior, 1929
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Mary Helen Cochran Library
[written on front]: “E White / STUDIO / 404-379”
White, E.
1929
1900
1920s
Thomson, Rebecca
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Reading Room, circa 1929 (1)
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Mary Helen Cochran Library
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[written on back in pencil]: “Reading Room / Mary Helen Cochran Library / Sweet Briar College / Sweet Briar, Virginia”
circa 1929
1900
1920s
Thomson, Rebecca
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Study Gallery, circa 1929
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Mary Helen Cochran Library
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[written on back in pencil]: “Study gallery / Mary Helen Cochran Library / Sweet Briar College / Sweet Briar, Virginia”
circa 1929
1900
1920s
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Browsing Room, circa 1929
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Mary Helen Cochran Library
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[on front, lower right corner]: “E White / STUDIO / 404-379”\
White, E.
circa 1929
1900
1920s
Thomson, Rebecca
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Reading Room, circa 1929 (2)
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Mary Helen Cochran Library
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White, E.
circa 1929
1900
1920s
Thomson, Rebecca
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Students in the Library, 1927-8
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Mary Helen Cochran Library
Sarah Dodgen and Maria Bemis (standing) and Kathryn Graham (sitting) enjoy the brand new library.
[written on back in pen]: “Left to right / Standing – Sarah Dodgen, Maria Bemis. / Sitting – Kathryn Graham. / 1927 – 8”
1927-1928
1900
1920s
Thomson, Rebecca
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Library Construction Site with Workers
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Mary Helen Cochran Library
Construction workers in the middle of building the Cochran library
1928
1900
1920s
Thomson, Rebecca
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Library Exterior, circa 1929
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Mary Helen Cochran Library
circa 1929
1900
1920s
Thomson, Rebecca
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The Front of the Library, 1929
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Mary Helen Cochran Library
An exterior shot of the front of the library in 1929.
White, E.
1929
1900
1920s
Thomson, Rebecca
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