Howard University freshman Rose Esters, a history major, and Sarah White, a pre-med student. Another photo from Alfred Eisenstaedt’s 1946 LIFE magazine photo essay, these women were photographed in their Truth Hall dormitory room.
Howard University Queen contestants, 1947. Photo via Flickr.
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Style and substance: This picture is part of a 1946 photo essay of Howard University students by LIFE magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt.