Aspirations. Baylor Female College Site Columns 1846-1886.
by Connie Fox
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Aspirations. Baylor Female College Site Columns 1846-1886.
Artist
Connie Fox
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Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo. Vintage Architecture, Landmarks, Landscapes, Universities
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"Aspirations. Baylor Female College Site Columns 1846-1886" by Connie Fox.
Four soaring limestone columns, striking in texture and color against a bright blue Texas sky, represent the aspirations of the women who attended, on this site, what was known for its first 40 years as Baylor Female College. These columns, a beautiful artifact of Texas history, are framed by a Texas live oak as old as the school itself. This structure marks the historic site at Independence, Texas, of Baylor University. Baylor is now co-ed, with its main campus located in Waco.
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Description transcribed from nearby marker restored in 1967:
Columns of a building of old Baylor University. Outgrowth of efforts of Judge R.E.B. Baylor and others, chartered by Republic of Texas on Feb., 1845, opened 1846�Baylor is the oldest university in Texas operating under original name. Until moving (1886) to Belton and Waco, Baylor was located here for 40 years under Presidents H.L. Graves, R.C. Burleson, G.W. Baines (whose great grandson, Lyndon Baines Johnson became 36th U.S. president) and W.C. Crane.
These columns mark site of Baylor Female College. Men attended Baylor University on hill to the south, across the River Jordan. Restored 1952 by ex-students and friends under leadership of Baylor Historical Society.
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Copyright 2012-2013 Connie Steitz Fox. All Rights Reserved. Please note that the watermark will not appear on your framed image or greeting card. Its purpose is to deter online theft, which can be traced. Canon A630, hand-held with available light. Signed vertical color photo, shot in late afternoon at Independence, Texas. Uncropped, with no special effects. Please see this gallery for more images of Baylor Female College, Independence, Texas, including one that focuses on the arched entrance.
Featured on the homepage of Beauty Captured, December 2013, and Premium FAA Artists, September 2014. My thanks!
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December 1st, 2013
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