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First astronomy class at Vassar College, 1866

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Date
1866
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Professor Maria Mitchell and fifteen female students wearing long dresses, seated or standing behind a telescope. Some are holding hats or an open book.

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Vassar College Astronomical Observatory

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12478-Service File.jpg
Date
187-?
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Observatory at Vassar College with path, lawn, and trees. Several buildings are in the background.

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Vassar College, Main Building, ca. 1865

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Date
ca. 1865
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Northeast view of Main Building of Vassar College with path, lawn and shrubs. A tree in leaf is in the right foreground.

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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