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Ann (Bennett) Vassar: mother of Matthew Vassar

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12447-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of Ann Vassar as an elderly woman wearing a sheer white cap, fringed shawl and black, long-sleeved clothing. She is seated, holding a handkerchief and small box.

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Ann (Bennett) Vassar: mother of Matthew Vassar

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12382-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of Ann Vassar as an elderly woman wearing a sheer white cap, fringed shawl and black, long-sleeved clothing. She is seated, holding a handkerchief and small box.

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Catherine (Valentine) Vassar, ca. 1825: wife of Matthew Vassar

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12586-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of Catherine Vassar wearing jewelry, lace collar, shawl and dark, long-sleeved dress. She is seated. A landscape painting is in the background.

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Catherine (Valentine) Vassar: wife of Matthew Vassar

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12559-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of Catherine Vassar as a mature woman wearing jewelry, lace collar, shawl and long-sleeved, black dress. She is seated on a striped chair.

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James Vassar: father of Matthew Vassar

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12480-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of James Vassar as an elderly man wearing a black tie, white shirt and black coat. He is seated, holding a cane in his right hand.

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James Vassar: father of Matthew Vassar

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12577-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of James Vassar as an elderly man wearing a black tie, white shirt and black coat. He is seated, holding a cane in his right hand.

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John Guy Vassar: nephew of Matthew Vassar

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12536-Service File.jpg
Date
18-?
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Head and shoulders picture of John Guy Vassar as a mature man with mustache and beard. He is wearing a black tie, white shirt and suit.

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Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. after February, 1880

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12396-Service File.jpg
Date
18-?
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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.

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Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. before February, 1880

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12544-Service File.jpg
Date
not after 1880
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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.

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Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1873

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12575-Service File.jpg
Date
1873
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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.

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Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., ca. 1868-1881

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12437-Service File.jpg
Date
between 1868 and 1881
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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.

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Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., ca. 1876

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12517-Service File.jpg
Date
ca. 1876
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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.

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Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., ca. 1878

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12610-Service File.jpg
Date
ca. 1878
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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.

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Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., ca. 1906-1919

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12372-Service File.jpg
Date
between 1906 and 1919
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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.

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Thomas Vassar: uncle of Matthew Vassar

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12567-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of Thomas Vassar as an elderly man wearing a black tie, white shirt and black coat. He is holding a book in his left hand.

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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