Lincoln Institute – later to become Lincoln University – is set up by an organization committee. The institution incorporated that June, and the school opened in Jefferson City on Sept. 17, according to a university history online. This postcard from about 1910 shows Lincoln Institute and its main entrance.
Photo credit: State Historical Society of Missouri https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/18911/rec/2
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