Residential Life, 1888-91

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In the late 1880s a well-appointed dorm room featured floor-length curtains with velvet trim, flowered wallpaper with scrollwork borders, and a sleigh bed. It also included some things you’ll find in almost any student room today: a desk, a bookshelf, a comfortable chair, pictures on the walls, and some sports equipment.

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Photo courtesy of Princeton University Archives.