⏳History Minute⏳ Mitchell School, a historic stop on the Victoria Trail through time and #57 on the Old Victoria Driving Tour. The Victoria Public School was Victoria’s first public high school. It was designed by Jules Leffland, and originally had three floors. The third floor was of frame construction and housed the library and auditorium. Completed in 1901, the building was renamed Mitchell School immediately following the death of one of the first members of the board of education, J. D. Mit

The Mitchell library Reading Room | Cynthia Fleck

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Edward Mitchell Bannister was one of the first African American painters of the 19th century to gain a national reputation. Bannister was inspired to become an artist after he read an 1860s newspaper article claiming African Americans couldn't master the field of painting. In 1876, he became the first Black man to win an award for his work at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, marking him a successful and respected artist. Take a closer look at this painting by Bannister, recently acquired