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Benson John Lossing: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1891

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12426-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Head and shoulders picture of Benson J. Lossing as a mature man with beard. He is wearing a black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Charles W. Swift, 1876: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1877

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12367-Service File.jpg
Date
1876
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Head and shoulders picture of Charles W. Swift as a mature man wearing a black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Cyrus Swan: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1900

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12526-Service File.jpg
Date
18
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Head and shoulders picture of Cyrus Swan as a mature man with mustache and beard. He is wearing a white shirt and dark suit.

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Cyrus Swan: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1900

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12425-Service File.jpg
Date
18
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Three-quarter length picture of Cyrus Swan as an elderly man with mustache and beard. He is wearing a hat, dark suit and cape. His right arm is bent across his abdomen.

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Edward Lathrop: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1906

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12377-Service File.jpg
Date
18-?
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Head and shoulders picture of Edward Lathrop as a mature man with beard. He is wearing a black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Elias L. Magoon, 1853: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1886

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12498-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of oil painting of Elias L. Magoon as a mature man wearing a ring, black bow tie, white shirt and black suit with watch chain. He is holding a handkerchief in his right hand and eyelasses in his left hand. The painting was done by Samuel F.B. Morse.

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Elias L. Magoon: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1886

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12464-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of Elias L. Magoon as an elderly man wearing a black tie, white shirt and black suit.

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Elias Lyman Magoon, 1853: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1886

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12383-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of oil painting of Elias L. Magoon as a mature man wearing a ring, black bow tie, white shirt and black suit with watch chain. He is holding a handkerchief in his right hand and eyelasses in his left hand. The painting was done by Samuel F.B. Morse, and is housed in the Frances

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Matthew Vassar, Jr., ca. 1876-1877: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1881

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12582-Service File.jpg
Date
ca. 1876-1877
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Head and shoulders picture of Matthew Vassar, Jr. as a mature man wearing a black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Prof. S.F.B. Morse: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1872

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12584-Service File.jpg
Date
not before 1871
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Head and shoulders oval picture of Samuel F.B. Morse as an elderly man with mustache and beard. He is wearing a white shirt and dark suit.

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Samuel F.B. Morse: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1872

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12436-Service File.jpg
Date
187-?
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Head and shoulders picture of Samuel F.B. Morse as an elderly man with mustache and beard. He is wearing glasses, medals and a dark suit.

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Samuel S. Constant: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1884

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12395-Service File.jpg
Date
18
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Head and shoulders picture of Samuel S. Constant as a mature man wearing a black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Stephen M. Buckingham: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1887

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12392-Service File.jpg
Date
18
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Head and shoulders picture of Stephen M. Buckingham as a mature man wearing a black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Vassar College Astronomical Observatory interior

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12433-Service File.jpg
Date
between 1868 and 1881
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Interior of Observatory dome of Vassar College with an equatorial telescope, steps, chair and double-doors.

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Vassar College Astronomical Observatory interior, 1889

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12444-Service File.jpg
Date
1889
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Interior of Observatory dome of Vassar College with an equatorial telescope and ladder. Also shows Maria Mitchell wearing a long, dark dress and shawl, seated on the left and Mary W. Whitney wearing a long, dark dress, leaning on a ladder on the right.

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Content Warning

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