Vassar College physician's parlor, 1877
Room with window, desk, cot, chairs, pictures, and accessories. Dr. Helen Northing Webster wearing a long dress is seated in front of the desk, her right arm propped on top of it.
Room with window, desk, cot, chairs, pictures, and accessories. Dr. Helen Northing Webster wearing a long dress is seated in front of the desk, her right arm propped on top of it.
Room with window, shelves, desk, cot, chairs, pictures, and accessories. Dr. Helen Northing Webster wearing a long dress is seated in front of the desk, her right arm propped on top of it.
Room with fireplace, glass-front bookcase, chair, bust, pictures, and accessories. Dr. Helen Northing Webster wearing a long dress is seated, her right arm propped on the chair.
Room with tall curtained window, gas lamps, tables, couches, desk, chairs, pictures and books. One student wearing a long, dark dress is seated in front of a desk on the left. Another student wearing a long, dark dress is seated, reading a book on the right.
Room with curtained window, gas lamps, tables, desk, chairs, pictures, books, plants and guitar. One student wearing a hat and long, dark dress is writing at a desk on the left. The other student wearing a long, dark dress is seated on the right.
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