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Vassar College Library Gargoyles and Grotesques

At top of front (east) wall, north corner of east arm [location: B6]

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2017-05-08T00:00:01Z-2017-05-08T23:59:59Z
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Projecting; eagle head and wings; ears; rear legs

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Vassar College Library Gargoyles and Grotesques

At top of front (east) wall, second from northeast corner [location: B9]

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2017-05-11T00:00:01Z-2017-05-11T23:59:59Z
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Profile, facing right; lion with mane

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At top of front (east) wall, second from southeast corner [location: B2]

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2017-05-04T00:00:01Z-2017-05-04T23:59:59Z
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Profile, facing left; dragon with wings and scales; leonine tail

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At top of front (east) wall, south east arm [location: B5]

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2017-05-07T00:00:01Z-2017-05-07T23:59:59Z
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Projecting; wolf head; eagle wings; rear legs

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At top of front (east) wall, third from northeast corner [location: B8]

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2017-05-10T00:00:01Z-2017-05-10T23:59:59Z
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Profile, facing left; dragon with wings and scales; serpentine tail

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At top of front (east) wall, third from southeast corner [location: B3]

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2017-05-05T00:00:01Z-2017-05-05T23:59:59Z
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Profile, facing right; lion with mane

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At top of tower, on east end of north wall [location: D3]

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2017-05-31T00:00:01Z-2017-05-31T23:59:59Z
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Projecting; wolf head?; flutd throat; eagle wings; rear legs

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At top of tower, on east end of south wall [location: D8]

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2017-06-05T00:00:01Z-2017-06-05T23:59:59Z
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Projecting; wolf or dragon head; feathers? on cheeks; fluted neck; eagle wings

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At top of tower, on north end of east wall [location: D2]

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2017-05-30T00:00:01Z-2017-05-30T23:59:59Z
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Projecting; demon or wolf head; eagle wings; rear legs

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At top of tower, on north end of west wall [location: D5]

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2017-06-02T00:00:01Z-2017-06-02T23:59:59Z
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Projecting; dragon head and neck; eagle wings; rear legs; mammal feet

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At top of tower, on south end of east wall [location: D1]

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2017-05-29T00:00:01Z-2017-05-29T23:59:59Z
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Projecting; demon head?; scaly neck; eagle wings; rear legs

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At top of tower, on south end of west wall [location: D6]

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2017-06-03T00:00:01Z-2017-06-03T23:59:59Z
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Projecting; wolf head; eagle wings; rear legs

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At top of tower, on west end of north wall [location: D4]

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2017-06-01T00:00:01Z-2017-06-01T23:59:59Z
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Projecting; wolf head?; feathers? on cheeks; eagle wings; front legs

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At top of tower, on west end of south wall [location: D7]

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2017-06-04T00:00:01Z-2017-06-04T23:59:59Z
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Projecting; wolf head; feathers? on' cheeks; eagle wings; rear legs

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Vassar College Early Images

Augusta Reichel: Vassar College music professor, 1867-1869

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between 1867 and 1869
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Three-quarter length picture of Augusta Reichel wearing a broach, necklace, and long, button-down dress.

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Baroness von Seldeneck, ca. 1866-1871: wife of Vassar College master of horsemanship

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Date
19-?
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Full-length picture of Baroness von Seldeneck wearing a black hat and long, button-down dress. She is sitting side-saddle on a bay horse. A brick building with arched windows is in the background.

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Benson John Lossing: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1891

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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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Birthplace of Matthew Vassar: E. Durham, Norfolk, England

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18-?
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Cottage at end of dirt road with picket fence, trees and people.

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Caecilie Kapp, 1877: Vassar College German professor, 1867-1878

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1877
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Three-quarter length picture of Caecilie Kapp wearing a white lace collar, large broach and long, dark, button-down dress with ruffles. She is leaning on the back of a cloth-covered, upholstered chair with tassel.

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Caecilie Kapp: Vassar College German professor, 1867-1878

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1867-1878
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Head and shoulders picture of Caecilie Kapp wearing dark, button-down clothing.

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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