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First residence of Matthew Vassar at Poughkeepsie

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18-?
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Stone cottage with trees, people and animals. Another house is in the background.

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Matthew Vassar, 1861

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Date
1916
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Full-length picture of Matthew Vassar as an older man wearing glasses, black tie, white shirt and black suit. He is standing, holding a top hat in his left hand and curved-top cane in his right hand. His dog, Tip, and potted greenery are in the foreground. His home, Springside, and trees are in the

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Matthew Vassar, 1861

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Date
19-?
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Full-length, framed picture of Matthew Vassar as an older man wearing glasses, black tie, white shirt and black suit. He is standing, holding a top hat and gloves in his left hand and curved-top cane in his right hand. His dog, Tip, and potted greenery are in the foreground. His home, Springside

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Vassar College student room, ca. 1878

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ca. 1878
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Room with tall curtained window, gas lamps, tables, couches, desk, chairs, pictures and books. One student wearing a long, dark dress is seated in front of a desk on the left. Another student wearing a long, dark dress is seated, reading a book on the right.

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Vassar College student room, ca. 1878

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Date
ca. 1878
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Room with curtained window, gas lamps, tables, desk, chairs, pictures, books, plants and guitar. One student wearing a hat and long, dark dress is writing at a desk on the left. The other student wearing a long, dark dress is seated on the right.

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Vassar College: Main Building room 21, 1875

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Date
1875
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Room with lace-curtained window, lamp, tables, couch, chair, pictures, books, plants and glass display case.

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The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc