Vassar College--Students

Professor Henry Van Ingen wearing a black hat and dark suit. He is seated, holding a book. Also shows two female students wearing hats and long dresses, standing in front of Vassar Lake and trees. A bridge crosses the lake.

Interior (the Meridian Room) of Observatory of Vassar College with telescopes, brick pillars, ladder, table, chair, clock and books on shelves. Also shows professor Mary W. Whitney (?) and students wearing long, dark dresses, some with hats. They are seated or standing around the telescope. One of

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.

Observatory of Vassar College with path, lawn, trees and lamp post. Building is partially covered by vines. Also shows women wearing long dresses, most with hats. Several of them are playing croquet and one is holding a parasol.

Observatory of Vassar College with path, lawn, evergreens and lamp post. Building is partially covered by vines. Five women wearing hats and long dresses are seated or standing around a telescope on a table in the foreground. One is seated on the steps and two are seated on the right.

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.

Five female students wearing long dresses, seated or standing around a telescope. Some of the students have hats. One of them is looking through the telescope. Also shows other apparatus and books on shelves in the background.

Professor Maria Mitchell with six female students wearing long dresses, seated on the interior steps of the Vassar College Observatory (the Parlor). A table, lamps, books, papers and area rug are in the foreground. A telescope and steps are seen through open double doors. Also shows furniture

Professor Maria Mitchell with six female students wearing long dresses, seated on the interior steps of the Vassar College Observatory (the Parlor). A table, lamps, books, papers and area rug are in the foreground. A telescope and steps are seen through open double doors. Also shows furniture

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.

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.

Large group of students wearing long dresses, some with hats. Tall evergreens are in the background.

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.

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.

Portrait of six students. They are wearing long dresses and are gathered around a small, covered table. Clockwise from the top left, Helen Storke, Mary Watson Whitney (seated, looking at book), Mary Reybold, Sarah Maria Glazier, Clara Eaton Glover, and Sarah Louise Blatchley

Five female students wearing long, dark dresses, seated in a room. Also shows a window, door, blackboard, telescope, tables, chairs and open books.

Two young women wearing long, dark gowns by a telescope. One of them is seated, looking through the telescope. The other is seated in the foreground, holding a book.