Architect's perspective of Vassar College Main Building
Southeast view of Main Building of Vassar College with paths, lawn, shrubs, lamp posts and people.
Southeast view of Main Building of Vassar College with paths, lawn, shrubs, lamp posts and people.
The Lodge of Vassar College. A tower with partially demolished walls, debris and people. Large, bare trees are in the background. Large evergreens and unpaved drive are in the foreground.
The Lodge of Vassar College. A tower with partially demolished walls, debris and people. A horse-drawn wagon is on the right. Large trees are in the background. An unpaved road is in the foreground.
Northwest view of Main Building, Calisthenium and Riding Academy, Lodge, and Gas and Boiler House of Vassar College with paths, lawn and trees.
Northwest view of Main Building, Calisthenium and Riding Academy, Lodge, and Gas and Boiler House of Vassar College with paths, lawn and trees.
Main Building, Observatory and Calisthenium and Riding Academy of Vassar College with paths, trees, shrubs and people. Some people are driving horse-drawn carriages.
Stone cottage with trees, people and animals. Another house is in the background.
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.
Waterfront buildings with sign labelled """"M. Vassar & Co's Brewery"""". Also shows boats, train and people.
Brewery with people, horse-drawn carts and wagons filled with barrels.
Brewery, waterfront buildings, boats and people superimposed on map of Vassar College.
South view of Raymond Avenue as an unpaved road lined by trees and covered in light snow. Stairs, telegraph poles, a lamp post and stone wall are on the left. Vassar Lake and people are on the right. Also shows wooden fences.
South view of Raymond Avenue as an unpaved road lined by trees in leaf. A woman wearing a hat and long, white dress is walking in the road. A mill, stairs and stone wall are on the left. Vassar Lake and wooden fences are on the right.
North view of Raymond Avenue as an unpaved road lined by trees in leaf. A wooden fence is on the left. A stone wall is on the right.
North view of Raymond Avenue as an unpaved road lined by trees in leaf. A wooden fence is on the left. A stone wall is on the right.
North view of Raymond Avenue as an unpaved road lined by trees in leaf. A wooden fence is on the left. A stone wall is on the right.
South view of Raymond Avenue as an unpaved road lined by trees in leaf. A mill, stairs and stone wall are on the left. Vassar Lake, wooden fences and people are on the right.
South view of Raymond Avenue as an unpaved road lined by trees in leaf. A horse-drawn carriage is in the road. Stairs, telegraph poles, a lamp post and stone wall are on the left. Vassar Lake and people are on the right. Also shows wooden fences.
Observatory at Vassar College with path, lawn, and trees. Several buildings are in the background.
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