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Maria Mitchell: Vassar College astronomy professor, 1865-1888, and her father

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Date
187-?
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Full-length picture of Maria Mitchell and her father, William. She is wearing a dark headpiece, white collar and long, dark button-down dress. She is seated on the right of a small, round table, her cheek is resting on her right hand and her left hand is pointing to papers on the table. Her father

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