Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Alumnae House
Image
Date
approximately 1924
Description
Alumnae House soon after completion in 1924
Subject
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection: Buildings and Grounds,1897-1939
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection: Buildings and Grounds,1897-1939
141 plates
Images of the Vassar buildings (interior and exterior) and the landscapes of campus and the surrounding area. Highlights include views of Vassar Lake before the Raymond Avenue elevation change in 1966, the southeast portion of campus before Sunset Lake was created, Raymond Avenue before the Faculty Row houses were built, the living and research spaces in the Maria Mitchell Observatory, and maintenance staff harvesting ice with saws and horse-drawn ice plows.
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Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Alumnae House groundbreaking
Image
Date
1921-06-20
Description
Groundbreaking for Alumnae House. Blanch Ferry Hooker (VC 1894) and Queene Ferry Coonley (VC 1896), the buidling's donors, are seated.
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Alumnae House groundbreaking
Image
Date
1921-06-20
Description
Procession to the "Rock Lot" for the Alumnae House groundbreaking
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Alumnae House groundbreaking
Image
Date
1921-06-20
Description
Blanch Ferry Hooker (VC 1894) and Queene Ferry Coonley (VC 1896) wielding the spade at the groundbreaking for Alumnae House
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Alumnae House groundbreaking
Image
Date
1921-06-20
Description
Blanch Ferry Hooker (VC 1894) and Queene Ferry Coonley (VC 1896) wielding the spade at the groundbreaking for Alumnae House
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Alumnae House groundbreaking
Image
Date
1921-06-20
Description
Ground breaking for Alumnae House. Queene Ferry Coonley (VC 1896) is speaking. Her sister, Blanch Ferry Hooker (VC 1894) is seated with an unidentified woman
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Alumnae House groundbreaking
Image
Date
1921-06-20
Description
Ground breaking for Alumnae House. Blanch Ferry Hooker (VC 1894) is speaking. Her sister, Queene Ferry Coonley (VC 1896), is seated with an unidentified woman
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Alumnae House sketch
Image
Date
1932-1940
Description
Copy photograph of a sketch of Alumnae House dated 1932
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Alumnae House sketch
Image
Date
1932-1940
Description
Copy photograph of a sketch of Alumnae House dated 1932
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Astronomy students outside the Maria Mitchell Observatory
Image
Date
1925
Description
Six students using telescopes outside the observatory
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Astronomy students outside the Maria Mitchell Observatory
Image
Date
1925
Description
Six students using telescopes outside the observatory
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Astronomy students outside the Maria Mitchell Observatory
Image
Date
1925
Description
Three students using a telescope outside the observatory
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Athletic Circle
Image
Date
1900-1920
Description
Circle of land at the north end of campus, used for track and field, basketball, and other sports. Either Strong House or Lathrop is visible in the background
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Athletic Circle garden
Image
Date
1900-1940
Description
Plot of irises in the gardens surrounding the Athletic Circle
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Blodgett Hall
Image
Date
approximately 1929
Description
View of the euthenics building arch
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Blodgett Hall
Image
Date
approximately 1929
Description
View of the euthenics building arch
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Bridge near Sunset Lake
Image
Date
1910-1940
Description
Wooden bridge leading to path around Sunset Lake
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Campus viewed from Sunset Hill
Image
Date
1909-1938
Description
View from Sunset Hill of the tops of buildings. Cropped version of Box269_026
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Campus viewed from Sunset Hill
Image
Date
1909-1938
Description
View from Sunset Hill of the tops of buildings as well as the power plant chimney
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection
Chapel cornerstone laying event
Image
Date
1902-10-04
Description
A crowd watching a crane lifting the cornerstone for the new building into place
