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Creation Date
8-20-1939
Description
Postcard of the Hamilton College in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky that was mailed on August 20, 1939 at 1 p.m.
Hamilton College was a private women's college from 1869-1932. Its original name was Hocker Female College (1869-1878) before changing its name after doner William Hamilton. It was taken over by Transylvania University in 1903. It remained in operation as a junior college until it closed down during the Great Depression.