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Vintage 1900s Wellesley College Girl Handheld Fan with 150 image pasted on, many
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Vintage 1900s Wellesley College Girl Handheld Fan with 150 image pasted on, many university logos -

by Women's History, Education

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An early turn of the century Wellesley College student"s hand decorated fan with over 150 photographic or printed image pasted on including her Ivy league friends and many other university logos. One side of fan has 66 small black and white cutout photographs that show her college friends and other images during her Wellesley years. The reverse of the fan has another 84 small color print and gild paper logos and badges, these 84 small ephemera are mostly from colleges and social clubs in New England and the US Northeast but includes some from across America. Among many others it includes logos from Wellesley College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Stanford University, and Cark University. The fan when open measures about 10.5 in x 19 in. Fan is in very good condition with fabric lightly soiled at edges. Scarce item since woman college education was just taking off at the turn of the century. Minor wear on wooden handle and fan. Very unique and enchanting Wellesley memorabilia Good.  .
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  • Title Vintage 1900s Wellesley College Girl Handheld Fan with 150 image pasted on, many university logos
  • Author Women's History, Education
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 16390

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