At top of tower, on west end of north wall [location: D4]
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Projecting; wolf head?; feathers? on cheeks; eagle wings; front legs
Projecting; wolf head?; feathers? on cheeks; eagle wings; front legs
Projecting; wolf head; feathers? on' cheeks; eagle wings; rear legs
7 letters from Badgley to Kate Flanders, a friend from home in Milwaukee, about her 1866-1867 fall semester at Vassar. She describes entrance examinations, classes, the rooms, food, exercise, and prayer meetings. She also chats about news from home. In one letter (Oct 15) she talks about the
Profile, facing right; leopard with spots; eagle wings
Profile, facing right; lion or dragon head; scaled body; dragon wings; leonine tail
Profiule, facing left; lion with mane
Projecting; lion with mane on neck; front legs
Projecting; lion head; eagle wings and feet; rear legs
Profile, facing left; lion head; scaled body with dragon wings; ridged back; leonine tail
Profile, facing left; dragon with serpentine, scaled body, dragon wings
Profile, facing right; lion with mane
Projecting; lion with stylized mane on neck; eagle wings; rear legs
Profile, facing left; feline head; scaled, serpentine body and tail; dragon wings
Profile, facing right; lion with mane
Projecting; eagle head and wings; ears; rear legs
Profile facing right; leopard with spots; eagle wings
Profile, facing left; lion with mane
Detailed entries every day. In this volume, written during her sophomore and junior years, she describes student life on campus, including "fancy dancing" class, concerts, a YWCA conference, Vassar College Christian Association, sports (track, swimming, basketball, bicycling, rowing, and tennis)
Interior of Observatory dome of Vassar College with an equatorial telescope, steps, chair and double-doors.
Interior of Observatory dome of Vassar College with an equatorial telescope and ladder. Also shows Maria Mitchell wearing a long, dark dress and shawl, seated on the left and Mary W. Whitney wearing a long, dark dress, leaning on a ladder on the right.
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