Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute. Media Technology Program
By the 1970s, there was a demand for media technicians, who were skilled in various forms of educational media and software. Students in this program took courses such as equipment operation and maintenance, library support operations, and media...
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute. Nursing Program
Nursing became an attractive profession because of the shortage of people in that profession. WTI graduates found work at hospitals, nursing homes, and community health agencies.
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute. Printing Program
Printing and publishing was a major industry in Washington, DC. In the early 1970s, use of printed material for information, packaging, and advertising was expected to continue to increase. Students enrolled in this program took courses such as...
Photograph of Booker T. Washington, His Wife and Children. From left to right, Ernest Davidson Washington, Booker T. Washington, Jr., Margaret Murray Washington, Booker T. Washington, Sr. and Portia Washington.
Washington Family From Left to Right: Booker T. Washington, Jr (1887 - 1945); Mrs. Margaret Murray Washington (1865 - 1925); Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915); Portia Marshall Washington (1883 - ); Ernest Davidson Washington (1889 - 1938).
Wilson Normal School;
Wilson Normal School -- Buildings
Wilson Teachers College;
Wilson Teachers College -- Buildings
In 1911, Congress appropriated funds for a new building, which was constructed at Eleventh and Harvard Streets, NW, and completed by 1912. The new building was occupied in 1913, under the name – James Ormond Wilson Normal School, who was...
Wilson Normal School;
Wilson Teachers College;
Wilson Teachers College – Buildings
The Franklin School building, at 660 K Street NE, Washington, DC, was the first home for Wilson’s Teacher College, then known as the Washington Normal School. By an act of the Legislative Assembly for the DC Territorial Government, the new...
Wilson Normal School;
Wilson Teachers College;
Wilson Teachers College -- Buildings
In 1911, Congress appropriated funds for a new building, which was constructed at Eleventh and Harvard Streets, NW, and completed by 1912. The new building was occupied in 1913, under the name – James Ormond Wilson Normal School, who was...
Wilson Teachers College;
Seals (Numismatics) -- Washington (D.C.) -- Wilson Teachers College
Wilson Teachers College was established in 1873 as the Washington Normal School. The name was changed to James Ormond Wilson Normal School in 1913 in honor of the man who was superintendent of schools when Wilson Normal School was founded. Wilson...
