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Vassar College Early Images

The Images of Early Vassar collection consists of materials relating to the early history of Vassar College, from its founding in 1861 to the early years of the 20th century. The images provide visual documentation of Raymond Avenue, college buildings and buildings relating to Matthew Vassar, class groups, faculty, presidents, students, trustees, Vassar Lake, and Matthew Vassar and his relatives.
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Vassar College Early Images

Helen Northing Webster, Vassar College physician:

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12434-Service File.jpg
Date
n.d.
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Head and shoulders picture of Helen Northing Webster as a mature woman.

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Helen Northing Webster, Vassar College physician:

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12531-Service File.jpg
Date
n.d.
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Picture of Helen Northing Webster and children.

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Henry Noble MacCracken: Vassar College President, 1915-1946

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12374-Service File.jpg
Date
19
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Head and shoulders picture of Henry Noble MacCracken as a mature man wearing glasses, black tie, white pin-striped shirt and checkered suit.

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Henry Van Ingen, ca. 1866-1867: Vassar College art professor, 1865-1898

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12606-Service File.jpg
Date
ca. 1866-1867
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Head and shoulders picture of Henry Van Ingen with mustache and beard. He is wearing a black tie, white shirt and dark suit with white handkerchief in left breast pocket.

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Henry Van Ingen, ca. 1894: Vassar College art professor, 1865-1898

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12561-Service File.jpg
Date
ca. 1894
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Head and shoulders picture of Henry Van Ingen with mustache and beard. He is wearing a striped tie, white shirt, and dark suit.

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Henry Van Ingen: Vassar College art professor, 1865-1898

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12445-Service File.jpg
Date
186-?
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Head and shoulders picture of Henry Van Ingen with mustache and beard. He is wearing a black tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Henry Van Ingen: Vassar College art professor, 1865-1898

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12479-Service File.jpg
Date
18
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Full-length picture of Henry Van Ingen and a woman in the Hall of Casts. He is wearing a white tie, white shirt and dark suit. He is seated on a stool, holding eyeglasses in his raised right hand. The woman is wearing a long, black dress and long, white apron. Also shows a white wall in relief

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Henry Van Ingen: Vassar College art professor, 1865-1898

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12591-Service File.jpg
Date
between 1868 and 1881
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Head and shoulders picture of Henry Van Ingen with mustache and beard. He is wearing a black tie with white dots, white shirt and dark suit.

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J. Ryland Kendrick: acting Vassar College president, 1885-1886

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12489-Service File.jpg
Date
1885 or 1886
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Head and shoulders picture of J. Ryland Kendrick as a mature man wearing a black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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James Monroe Taylor, 1909: Vassar College president, 1886-1914

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12418-Service File.jpg
Date
c1909.
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Head and shoulders picture of James Monroe Taylor as a mature man with mustache. He is wearing a black tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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James N. Schou: Vassar College registrar and assistant treasurer, 1865-1871

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12507-Service File.jpg
Date
between 1865 and 1871
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Head and shoulders picture of James N. Schou wearing a black tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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James Orton: Vassar College natural history professor, 1869-1877

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12394-Service File.jpg
Date
187-?
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Head and shoulders picture of James Orton with mustache and beard. He is wearing a dark bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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James Vassar: father of Matthew Vassar

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12480-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of James Vassar as an elderly man wearing a black tie, white shirt and black coat. He is seated, holding a cane in his right hand.

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James Vassar: father of Matthew Vassar

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12577-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of James Vassar as an elderly man wearing a black tie, white shirt and black coat. He is seated, holding a cane in his right hand.

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Jane Johnson: Vassar College English professor, 1866-1867

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12576-Service File.jpg
Date
1866 or 1867
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Head and shoulders picture of Jane Johnson wearing a white collar and dark, button-down clothing.

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John Guy Vassar: nephew of Matthew Vassar

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12536-Service File.jpg
Date
18-?
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Head and shoulders picture of John Guy Vassar as a mature man with mustache and beard. He is wearing a black tie, white shirt and suit.

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John Howard Raymond, ca. 1869: Vassar College president, 1864-1878

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12411-Service File.jpg
Date
ca. 1869
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Head and shoulders picture of John Howard Raymond as a mature man with beard. He is wearing glasses, black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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John Howard Raymond: Vassar College president, 1864-1878

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12605-Service File.jpg
Date
between 1864 and 1878
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Head and shoulders picture of John Howard Raymond as a mature man with mustache and beard. He is wearing glasses, black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Laura Webster, daughter of Dr. Helen W. Webster, Vassar College physician:

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12547-Service File.jpg
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Head and shoulders photograph of Laura Webster, daughter of Dr. Helen W. Webster, Vassar College physician

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Laying Vassar College Chapel cornerstone

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12410-Service File.jpg
Date
1902
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A crowd of mostly women are watching men use a hoist to set the cornerstone upon the brick foundation of the Vassar College Chapel. Large trees in leaf are in the background.

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