Antique Carte de Visite (CDV) Photograph. Identified as Jessie E. Hinds. Photo by Wheeler studio of Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Measures approximately 2.5 x 4.25 including mount. Jessie was a verified as a student of the Westfield Normal School (Westfield, Massachusetts) In the institution's "Catalogue & Circular, 1881/1882." We have additional photos of Jessie E. Hinds (married to Harry J. Hayden) in our inventory and sold separately. They were taken in studios in Springfield, Massachusetts; Hempstead, Long Island, New York; and Reading, Pennsylvania. Condition: This is an original photograph, not a copy or reproduction. It is in very good condition. Comments: This photo was originally part of a collection of a couple dozen Carte de Visite (CDV) images of students and faculty from the school year 1881-1882 at Westfield Normal School. The school was founded in 1838 by noted educator and social reformer Horace Mann as the first public co-educational college in America without barrier to race, gender, or economic class. It is known today as Westfield State University.