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Title:

University High (3)

Date:

C.A. 1930s

Description:

The north-west face of the University High School. Uni High, as it is colloquially called, is a collegiate gothic style building approved in 1918 for a price of $143,000. What was originally an extension of a pre-college preparatory school became a university sponsored laboratory institution in 1921. It still operates as a high school to this day. Image is taken from the North Matthews Avenue side of the building.

The building is located at 1212 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

Due to the volatile nature of Nitrate Film, digital file can be found at:

https://medusa.library.illinois.edu/cfs_files/54134998

Phys. Desc:

Digital File can be found in JP_2 and TIF

ID:

2630002_BUI_UniversityHigh_2

Repository:

University of Illinois Archives

Found in:

26/30/2 Bernard A. Strauch Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

Creators:

Strauch, Bernard A.

Subjects:

University High School

Rights:

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