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  2. List of photographs considered the most important - Wikipedia

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    Considered the oldest surviving camera photograph. [1] [s 1] [s 2] [s 3] Windows From Inside South Gallery [a] August 1835 William Henry Fox Talbot: Lacock, England, United Kingdom The earliest surviving photographic negative and the earliest surviving paper photograph. [3] [4] [s 1] Boulevard du Temple: 1838 Louis Daguerre: Paris, France

  3. Morrow Plots - Wikipedia

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    Named for Professor George E. Morrow, it is the oldest such field in the United States [3] and the second oldest in the world. [4] It was established in 1876 as the first experimental corn field at an American college and continues to be used today, although with three half-acre plots, instead of the original ten . [ 3 ]

  4. History of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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    Established as one of 37 public land-grant institutions established after the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. The act was signed by Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862. The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding ...

  5. The 30+ Oldest Universities In The U.S.

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    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill didn't begin enrolling students until 1795, but it is still one of the oldest public universities in the U.S. Many future members of government ...

  6. ‘Millions of Cats,’ oldest American picture book still in ...

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    The Whitney is currently running the exhibition Wanda Gág's World to showcase the work of the famed Manhattan artist, author and illustrator, who died in 1946 at the age of 53.

  7. List of the oldest buildings in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Illinois, including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Illinois. Only buildings built prior to 1830 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.

  8. List of colleges and universities in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Northeastern Illinois University: Chicago: 1867 5,756 Master's Northern Illinois University: DeKalb: 1895 15,649 Research University Southern Illinois University Carbondale: Carbondale: 1869 11,107 Research University Part of the Southern Illinois University System: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: Edwardsville: 1957 12,519 Doctoral ...

  9. Altgeld's castles - Wikipedia

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    Altgeld Hall, SIUC. Altgeld Hall, built in 1896 at the cost of $40,000, is the oldest surviving building on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus. It originally housed the library and laboratories for the departments of physics, chemistry and biological science, and a gymnasium.