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Title: Charles W. Swift, 1876: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1877
Creator: Pach, G. W.
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Charles W. Swift as a mature man wearing a black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.
Date: 1876

Title: Vassar College Main Building ca. 1865
Creator: Slee Bros. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Description: Picture of drawing of Main building of Vassar College with paths, lawn, shrubs and people.
Date: 1865?

Title: Frederick L. Ritter: Vassar College music professor, 1867-1891
Creator: Notman, William
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Frederick L. Ritter with mustache and beard. He is wearing a white shirt and dark suit.
Date: 18--

Title: Alida C. Avery, 1872 or 1873: Vassar College physician, 1865-1874
Creator: Slee Bros. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Description: Head and shoulders, oval picture of Alida C. Avery as a mature woman wearing a white collar, dark cross and dark, button-down clothing.
Date: 1872 or 1873

Title: Vassar College expedition to Colorado to view a solar eclipse, 1878: . .
Creator: Chamberlain, W. G.
Description: Expedition to Colorado to view the 1878 solar eclipse. Astronomy professor Maria Mitchell and students wearing hats and long dresses, seated by telescopes on a plain. Two men wearing hats, a tent, ladder and horse-drawn, canopied wagon are in the background.

Title: Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., ca. 1906-1919
Creator: Shattuck, George Burbank
Description: 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.
Date: between 1906 and 1919

Title: Matthew Vassar, 1865
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Matthew Vassar wearing a black tie, white shirt and dark suit.
Date: 1909?

Title: Henry Noble MacCracken: Vassar College President, 1915-1946
Creator: Blackstone Studios (New York, N.Y.)
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Henry Noble MacCracken as a mature man wearing glasses, black tie, white pin-striped shirt and checkered suit.
Date: 19--

Title: Maria Mitchell, 1872: Vassar College astronomy professor, 1865-1888
Creator: Bushby & Hart (Lynn, Mass.)
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Maria Mitchell wearing a white blouse and dark clothing. Her cheek is resting on her right hand.
Date: 1872

Title: Vassar College, the Lodge
Description: The Lodge of Vassar College consisting of two identical towers with a large, round clock and arch between them. Large trees in leaf are in the background. An unpaved drive lined by evergreens is in the foreground.
Date: 18--?

Title: Edward Lathrop: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1906
Creator: Hendricks
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Edward Lathrop as a mature man with beard. He is wearing a black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.
Date: 18--?

Title: Vassar College Astronomical Observatory interior, March 4, 1878
Creator: Slee Bros. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Description: Interior (the Parlor) of Observatory of Vassar College with windows, hanging lamp, tables, chairs, large clock, bust, pictures and accessories.
Date: 1878

Title: Vassar College baseball team: The Resolutes, 1876
Creator: Pach, G. W.
Description: Full-length picture of nine female students wearing baseball caps, long dresses and belts labeled ""Resolutes"". Five are seated, four are standing behind them. A brick building with tall double doors is in the background.
Date: 1876

Title: Matthew Vassar, ca. 1832-42
Creator: Shinn, Walter Scott
Description: Three-quarter length, oval, framed picture of Matthew Vassar wearing glasses, top hat, black tie, white shirt and dark suit with black collar. He is standing, holding a curved-top cane in his right hand. His left hand is in his pants' pocket.
Date: 19--?

Title: Georgianna Watson: Vassar College English professor, 1866-1869 and associate librarian, 1869-1870
Creator: Notman, William
Description: Head and shoulders oval picture of Georgianna Watson wearing a black choker and light-colored, button-down clothing.
Date: between 1866 and 1870

Title: Ann (Bennett) Vassar: mother of Matthew Vassar
Creator: Wolven, Edmund L.
Description: 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.
Date: 19--?

Title: Elias Lyman Magoon, 1853: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1886
Description: Half-length picture of oil painting of Elias L. Magoon as a mature man wearing a ring, black bow tie, white shirt and black suit with watch chain. He is holding a handkerchief in his right hand and eyelasses in his left hand. The painting was done by Samuel F.B. Morse, and is housed in the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College.
Date: 19--?

Title: Vassar College astronomy class, 1878
Description: Professor Maria Mitchell and six female students wearing long, dark dresses. They are seated, standing or kneeling by two telescopes in front of the Vassar College Observatory. Part of a lamp post is on the left and a tree in leaf is on the right. Also shows tables, chairs and paths.
Date: 1878

Title: Sanborn Tenney: Vassar College natural history professor, 1865-1868
Creator: Slee Bros. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Sanborn Tenney with mustache and beard. He is wearing a black suit.
Date: between 1865 and 1868

Title: Vassar College class of 1873
Description: Large group of students wearing long dresses by rowboats on Vassar Lake. A few are holding parasols. Also shows wooden fences and large trees in leaf.
Date: 1873

Title: Caecilie Kapp: Vassar College German professor, 1867-1878
Creator: Slee Bros. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Caecilie Kapp wearing a white lace collar, dark clothing and dark lace shawl.
Date: 1867-1878

Title: Matthew Vassar as a young man
Description: Half-length, oval, framed picture of Matthew Vassar as a young man wearing a white, ruffled shirt and dark suit.
Date: 19--?

Title: Matthew Vassar, ca. 1860
Creator: Shinn, Walter Scott
Description: Three-quarter length, oval, framed picture of Matthew Vassar wearing a black tie, white shirt and black suit. He is seated, holding eyeglasses in his right hand and resting his left arm on the chair.
Date: 19--?

Title: Early Vassar College
Creator: Rod, Charles
Description: Main Building, Observatory and Calisthenium and Riding Academy of Vassar College with paths, trees, shrubs and people. Some people are driving horse-drawn carriages.
Date: 186-?

Title: (Francis) Ellen Lord, 1877: Vassar College professor of Latin, 1867-1876 and Greek, 1872-1876
Creator: Lamson, J. H.
Description: Half-length picture of Ellen Lord wearing a plaid dress. She is seated, holding a fan, her right arm resting on a chair.
Date: 1877

Title: Stephen M. Buckingham: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1887
Creator: Pach, G. W.
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Stephen M. Buckingham as a mature man wearing a black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.
Date: 18--

Title: Leopold Von Seldeneck: Vassar College master of horsemanship, 1866-1871
Creator: Slee Bros. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Leopold Von Seldeneck with mustache. He is wearing a tie, white shirt and dark suit with black collar.
Date: between 1866 and 1871

Title: James Orton: Vassar College natural history professor, 1869-1877
Creator: Slee Bros. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Description: Head and shoulders picture of James Orton with mustache and beard. He is wearing a dark bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.
Date: 187-?

Title: Samuel S. Constant: Vassar College trustee, 1861-1884
Creator: Kurtz, W.
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Samuel S. Constant as a mature man wearing a black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.
Date: 18--

Title: Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. after February, 1880
Description: 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.
Date: 18--?

Title: Raymond B. Backus: son of Vassar College professor, Truman J. Backus
Creator: Pach, G. W.
Description: Head and shoulders picture of Raymond B. Backus wearing a white shirt and dark suit.
Date: 1877

Title: Vassar College physics class, 1887
Creator: De M. Brown, Margaret
Description: Seventeen female students wearing long dresses, seated at desks arranged in tiers. Some students with hats, some with books.
Date: 1938

Title: Matthew Vassar bust
Creator: Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries (New York and Washington, D.C.)
Description: Bust of Matthew Vassar.
Date: ca. 1868

Title: Group of six Vassar College students, 1873-1874
Description: Full-length oval picture of six female students. Some are wearing hats or holding books. Two are seated in the grass, one is lying on her side propped on her left arm and two are behind them, leaning against trees. Large trees with a few leaves are in the background.
Date: 1873 or 1874

Title: Matthew Vassar, ca. 1865
Description: Three-quarter length picture of Matthew Vassar as an elderly man wearing glasses, black tie, white shirt and dark suit with black collar. He is seated, holding gloves in his right hand and resting his left arm on the chair.
Date: ca. 1865

Title: Vassar College Main Building, ca. 1894
Description: Center part of Main Building of Vassar College with evergreens on each side, horse-drawn sled and snow.
Date: ca. 1894

Title: Vassar College, the Lodge, ca. 1865-1870
Description: The Lodge of Vassar College consisting of two identical towers with a large, round clock and arch between them. Large trees in leaf are in the background. A long drive lined by very small trees is in the foreground.
Date: 18--?

Title: Vassar College Astronomical Observatory with classes of 1871-1874
Description: Observatory of Vassar College with path, lawn, trees and lamp post. Also shows Maria Mitchell, members of the classes of 1871-1874 using astronomical instruments and a boy seated on the steps. Woman halfway up the steps is Abby Farwell Ferry, VC 1872.
Date: 19--?

Title: Truman J. Backus: Vassar College English professor, 1867-1883
Creator: Slee Bros. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Description: Half-length picture of Truman J. Backus with beard. He is wearing a black tie, white shirt and dark suit.
Date: 187-?

Title: Vassar College, the Lodge, ca. 1871
Creator: Brown and Flewelling (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Description: The Lodge of Vassar College consisting of two identical towers with a large, round clock and arch between them. Large trees are in the background. A drive lined by evergreens is in the snow-covered foreground.
Date: 1940

Title: Vassar College student room, ca. 1878
Creator: Pach, G. W.
Description: 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.
Date: ca. 1878

Title: Vassar College, the Lodge, 1873
Description: The Lodge of Vassar College consisting of two identical towers with a large, round clock and arch between them. A brick wall is on each side. Trees are in the background. An unpaved road is in the foreground. Main Building is seen through the arch. Also shows the gatekeeper and two children (one behind grille)
Date: 18--?

Title: Laying Vassar College Chapel cornerstone
Description: A crowd of mostly women are watching men use a hoist to set the cornerstone upon the brick foundation of the Vassar College Chapel. Large trees in leaf are in the background.
Date: 1902

Title: John Howard Raymond, ca. 1869: Vassar College president, 1864-1878
Creator: Slee Bros. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Description: Head and shoulders picture of John Howard Raymond as a mature man with beard. He is wearing glasses, black bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.
Date: ca. 1869

Title: Vassar College Main Building
Description: Northeast view of Main Building of Vassar College with paths and lawn. Building is partially covered by bare vines.
Date: 189-?

Title: Matthew Vassar looking at a pocket watch January 25, 1867
Description: Full-length picture of Matthew Vassar wearing glasses, black tie, white shirt and dark suit. He is standing, looking at a pocket watch in front of a balustrade and pillar.
Date: 1867

Title: Vassar College Calisthenium and riding academy
Creator: Slee Bros. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Description: Picture of architect J.A. Wood's drawing of Calisthenium and Riding Academy of Vassar College with paths, lawn and trees.
Date: 186-?

Title: First astronomy class at Vassar College, 1866
Description: Professor Maria Mitchell and fifteen female students wearing long dresses, seated or standing behind a telescope. Some are holding hats or an open book.
Date: 19--?

Title: Vassar College physician's parlor, 1882
Creator: Pach, G. W.
Description: 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.
Date: 1882

Title: First residence of Matthew Vassar at Poughkeepsie
Description: Stone cottage with trees, people and animals. Another house is in the background.
Date: 18--?

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