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Female students and children at "Practice House" (Withycombe House)

Photographer
Date
  • 1920 circa
Description
  • The Practice House, first established at Withycombe House in 1916, was used for instruction in Home Economics. The curriculum included "Practice Housekeeping" and work with "Practice Babies" - local infants used to teach the basics of caring for a baby.
Subject
Work Type
Location
Identifier
  • P025:1590
Repository
Local Collection Name
Institution
Submission Date
  • 02/07/2017
Modified
  • 12/02/2022
Collections

APA

Historical Images of Oregon State University, Oregon State University. (17 Mar 2025). Female students and children at "Practice House" (Withycombe House) Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df719d45j

MLA

Historical Images of Oregon State University, Oregon State University. "Female students and children at "Practice House" (Withycombe House)" Oregon Digital. 17 Mar 2025. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df719d45j

Chicago

Historical Images of Oregon State University, Oregon State University. "Female students and children at "Practice House" (Withycombe House)" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2025-03-17. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df719d45j

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Ball Studio http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/BallStudio
Withycombe House http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/osuBuildings/WithycombeHouse
Home economics http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85061673
Glass positives http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/workType/Glasspositives
10 Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5720727/
6 Oregon State University. Libraries http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00020491
Oregon State University Historical Photographs, 1868-1980 (P 025) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_025
12 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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