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![Central Academy, Washington City ... This institution has been in successful operation for nearly six years, and is permanently located in the building formerly known at the Medical College, corner of E. and 10th streets ... [Washington] H. Polk](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTUvMDEvMDEvY2VudHJhbC1hY2FkZW15LXdhc2hpbmd0b24tY2l0eS10aGlzLWluc3RpdHV0aW9uLWhhcy1iZWVuLWluLXN1Y2Nlc3NmdWwtb3BlcmF0aW9uLTEwMjQuanBn/320/409/jpg "Central Academy, Washington City ... This institution has been in successful operation for nearly six years, and is permanently located in the building formerly known at the Medical College, corner of E. and 10th streets ... [Washington] H. Polk")
![The Union Academy. Z. Richards, A. M. Principal and proprietor, Washington, D. C. This institution will be opened in a new and commodious building ... Course of study ... [Washington, 1851].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTEvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXVuaW9uLWFjYWRlbXktei1yaWNoYXJkcy1hLW0tcHJpbmNpcGFsLWFuZC1wcm9wcmlldG9yLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZC1jLXRoaXMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/58/webp "The Union Academy. Z. Richards, A. M. Principal and proprietor, Washington, D. C. This institution will be opened in a new and commodious building ... Course of study ... [Washington, 1851].")
![Young ladies' classical institute. A select family boarding and day school. No. 490, E. street, between 5th and 6th streets, Washington City ... [Washington, D. C.] Henry Polkinhorn print. [1855].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTUvMDEvMDEveW91bmctbGFkaWVzLWNsYXNzaWNhbC1pbnN0aXR1dGUtYS1zZWxlY3QtZmFtaWx5LWJvYXJkaW5nLWFuZC1kYXktc2Nob29sLW5vLTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/57/webp "Young ladies' classical institute. A select family boarding and day school. No. 490, E. street, between 5th and 6th streets, Washington City ... [Washington, D. C.] Henry Polkinhorn print. [1855].")
![Central academy, Corner of E. and 10th street, Washington City, D. C. A select school for boys ... [Washington, D. C.] Polkinhorn's steam job press [1858?].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTgvMDEvMDEvY2VudHJhbC1hY2FkZW15LWNvcm5lci1vZi1lLWFuZC0xMHRoLXN0cmVldC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWNpdHktZC1jLWEtc2VsZWN0LXNjaG9vbC02NDAuanBn/40/63/webp "Central academy, Corner of E. and 10th street, Washington City, D. C. A select school for boys ... [Washington, D. C.] Polkinhorn's steam job press [1858?].")
![Rittenhouse Academy, Indiana Avenue, near the City Hall. This institution has been in successful operation nearly four years ... [Washington, D. C. 1848].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTQvcml0dGVuaG91c2UtYWNhZGVteS1pbmRpYW5hLWF2ZW51ZS1uZWFyLXRoZS1jaXR5LWhhbGwtdGhpcy1pbnN0aXR1dGlvbi1oYXMtMDMwNjM1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "Rittenhouse Academy, Indiana Avenue, near the City Hall. This institution has been in successful operation nearly four years ... [Washington, D. C. 1848].")
![The Union Academy. Z. Richards, A. M. Principal and proprietor, Washington, D. C. This institution will be opened in a new and commodious building ... Course of study ... [Washington, 1851].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTEvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXVuaW9uLWFjYWRlbXktei1yaWNoYXJkcy1hLW0tcHJpbmNpcGFsLWFuZC1wcm9wcmlldG9yLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZC1jLXRoaXMtMS02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "The Union Academy. Z. Richards, A. M. Principal and proprietor, Washington, D. C. This institution will be opened in a new and commodious building ... Course of study ... [Washington, 1851].")
![7 yr. old Harry [...] Maryland Avenue, S.W., helps [...] sell near the Bureau of Engrav[ing and Prin]ting after school, see also on S[...] Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvNy15ci1vbGQtaGFycnktbWFyeWxhbmQtYXZlbnVlLXN3LWhlbHBzLXNlbGwtbmVhci10aGUtYnVyZWF1LW9mLWVuZ3JhdmluZy1hbmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "7 yr. old Harry [...] Maryland Avenue, S.W., helps [...] sell near the Bureau of Engrav[ing and Prin]ting after school, see also on S[...] Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia]")
