The Boudoir/Cabinet Card Photos

History

The first twelve photos are circa 1884-1887. They are approximately 5"x8" in size, and are mounted on heavy cardboard, similar to stereoviews. These are boudoir photos. The graduation portraits are somewhat smaller, and are known as cabinet cards.

The Images

All cabinet photos are available with both front and back scans, and comments about what is written on the front or back, either by the user or by the publisher, are included below.

Pump House and Little Falls

front A view of the pump house and the little waterfall near it and the old wooden arched bridge. Note the picket fence in the background, enclosing what looks like pasture, or an orchard.

back Inscription: "Mt. Holyoke Seminary South Haley [sic] Mass. 1884." Dealer marked: "098266" Publisher marks: "Graphoscope Views. $3.00 per Dozen. 25 Cents Each. Connecticut Valley. Springfield. U. S. Armory. Water Shops. Court Square. Holyoke. Conn. River Dam. Canals and Mills. Public Squares and Buildings. Northampton. Smith College. Insane Retreat. Ox Bow. Mountains. Holyoke. Nonotuck. Tom. Sugar Loaf. Rocky Mountains, 1873. Views made to order $4.00 per dozen. $3.00 per half-dozen. Milan P. Warner, Holyoke, Mass. 38 Lincoln Street, M. G. [1884]"

1870 Library and Seminary Building

front 1870 Library and the Seminary Building. Note the new metal fence is in place; this still exists today. Photo was taken from in front of the Dwight homestead; note the wooden picket fence in the immediate foreground that must have fronted that property. I don't know what the white building in the background is for sure, but I think it might be South Cottage.

back Inscription: "Mt. Holyoke Seminary Main Building & Library South Hadley Mass. 84." Dealer marked: "098268" Publisher marks: "Graphoscope Views. $3.00 per Dozen. 25 Cents Each. Connecticut Valley. Springfield. U. S. Armory. Water Shops. Court Square. Holyoke. Conn. River Dam. Canals and Mills. Public Squares and Buildings. Northampton. Smith College. Insane Retreat. Ox Bow. Mountains. Holyoke. Nonotuck. Tom. Sugar Loaf. Rocky Mountains, 1873. Views made to order $4.00 per dozen. $3.00 per half-dozen. Milan P. Warner, Holyoke, Mass. 38 Lincoln Street, M. G. [1884]"

"The Manse"

front A group of 15 women, four holding tennis rackets and one holding a stringed instrument, standing in front of a home. I think this house may be Lovell House, but I'm not sure, mostly because the chimney visible here does not exist on Lovell House today. Do people really remove chimneys from their houses?

back Inscription: ' "The Manse;" South Hadley Mass.' Dealer marked: "098269" Publisher marks: "Graphoscope Views. $3.00 per Dozen. 25 Cents Each. Connecticut Valley. Springfield. U. S. Armory. Water Shops. Court Square. Holyoke. Conn. River Dam. Canals and Mills. Public Squares and Buildings. Northampton. Smith College. Insane Retreat. Ox Bow. Mountains. Holyoke. Nonotuck. Tom. Sugar Loaf. Rocky Mountains, 1873. Views made to order $4.00 per dozen. $3.00 per half-dozen. Milan P. Warner, Holyoke, Mass. 38 Lincoln Street, M. G. [1884]"

Lower Lake

front "Knowlton Brothers, Photographers. Northampton, Mass. Extra Cabinet Series." A view of four women rowing on Lower Lake in two canoes, with a very barren-looking Prospect Hill in the background.

back Inscription: "Mt. Holyoke Seminary South Hadley Mass. 1884." Dealer marked: "098125"

Williston Hall

front A group of 5 women, one holding an umbrella, standing in front of Williston Hall.

back Inscription: "Williston Hall. Mt. Holyoke Seminary S. Hadley Mass. '84" Dealer marked: "098261" Publisher marks: "Graphoscope Views. $3.00 per Dozen. 25 Cents Each. Connecticut Valley. Springfield. U. S. Armory. Water Shops. Court Square. Holyoke. Conn. River Dam. Canals and Mills. Public Squares and Buildings. Northampton. Smith College. Insane Retreat. Ox Bow. Mountains. Holyoke. Nonotuck. Tom. Sugar Loaf. Rocky Mountains, 1873. Views made to order $4.00 per dozen. $3.00 per half-dozen. Milan P. Warner, Holyoke, Mass. 38 Lincoln Street, M. G. [1884]"

Pump House and Prospect Hill

front Pump house, ten women and one man (I think) on and near the arched wooden bridge, with a barren-looking Prospect Hill in the background. Part of the hill is enclosed by picket fencing; it looks to be pasture land.

back Inscription: "Mt. Holyoke Seminary Grounds South Hadley Mass. June '87." Dealer marked: "098264"

Old Stone Arch

front Old Stone Arch, with at least eight women sitting on or standing near it. Buildings visible in the background, but I don't know what they are yet.

back Inscription: "Mt. Holyoke Seminary South Hadley Mass. June 87" Dealer marked: "098265"

Seminary Hall

front "Knowlton Brothers, Photographers. Northampton, Mass. Extra Cabinet Series." A view of a classroom in the Seminary building, taken from the front of the room looking back. Note the richly patterned floor.

back Inscription: "Seminary Hall Mt. Holyoke Seminary South Hadley Mass. '84" Dealer marked: "098263"

Old Stone Arch

front Old Stone Arch, with at least eight women sitting on or standing near it. From a group of class of 1887 items. Inscription on the back: "Louise Sykes / Margaret Bidwell / Sallie Wiswall / Anna Smythe / Minnie McKenzie / Mary Monson"

Pepper Box

front The Pepper Box, with at least 35 women standing in or near it. From a group of class of 1887 items. Inscription on the back: "Pepper Box 1886"

Interior of Seminary Hall

front A view of a classroom in the Seminary building, taken from the front of the room looking back. Note the richly patterned floor. From a group of class of 1887 items. Inscription on the back: "Seminary Hall"

Seminary Hall Ruins, September 1896

front From a group of class of 1887 items. Inscription on back: "Mt. Holyoke ruins - Sept. 1896" Photo by J. H. Caswell, Holyoke, Mass. "No. 2"

Seminary Hall Ruins, September 1896

front Inscription on back: "Seminary after the fire, from College Street" Photo by H. W. Macy of Northampton, Mass.

Seminary Hall Ruins, September 1896

front Inscription on back: "Seminary after the fire"

Seminary Hall Ruins, September 1896

front Inscription on back: "Mr. Williams, engineer at the time of the Seminary fire, & father of Fred Williams who worked in the grocery division" Photo by H. W. Macy of Northampton, Mass.

Cabinet Photo Inside the Seminary Hall

front Untitled picture inside the dining hall of the Seminary building

back Inscription: "W. E. Locke No. 8 '79" Cabinet Series, Mt. Holyoke Seminary. Knowlton Brothers, Northampton, Mass."

Cabinet Photo of the Shady Walk

front Untitled view of the shady walk leading to Lake Nonotuck. Charles W. Hearn Studios, Boston and Old Orchard, Maine, 1895. Back has marking for Charles W. Hearn Studios as well.

Cabinet Photo of the 1870 Library and Seminary Hall

front Untitled view of the 1870 library and Seminary Hall, and the connector between them. Charles W. Hearn Studios, Boston and Old Orchard, Maine, 1895. Back has marking for Charles W. Hearn Studios as well.

Cabinet Photo of the Seminary Chapel Interior

front Untitled view of the Seminary chapel room. Charles W. Hearn Studios, Boston and Old Orchard, Maine, 1895.

back "Chapel - Mt. Holyoke Coll." Back has marking for Charles W. Hearn Studios.

Cabinet Photo of the Pump House

front Pump House, bridge, and the Bolton farm.

back "Cabinet Series, Mt. Holyoke Seminary. Knowlton Brothers, Dickinson's Block, Northampton, Mass."

Cabinet Photo of the 1870 Library Reading Room

front Inside the 1870 Library.

back "Cabinet Series, Mt. Holyoke Seminary. Knowlton Brothers, Dickinson's Block, Northampton, Mass."

Pump House and Bridge

front Pump House and bridge. Slightly smaller than a cabinet card. "Mt. Holyoke Seminary Series. Knowlton Bros. Northampton, Mass." Plain cream back.

Museum

front Interior of the Williston Hall museum. Slightly smaller than a cabinet card. "Mt. Holyoke Seminary Series. Knowlton Bros. Northampton, Mass." Plain cream back.

Graduation Portrait

front A studio portrait dated 1894. Photographer was Charles W. Hearn, 392 Boylston St Boston, and Old Orchard ME.

back Inscription: "Bessie Lee Jones Mt. Holyoke College '94. So. Hadley. Mass."

President McKinley, 1899

front "President McKinley and Wife and Party at Mt Holyoke College, June 20, 1899." Copyright 1899, by John B. Sutcliffe. President McKinley's niece Grace was graduating, and he and his wife were going to the celebration. This is the one and only time a sitting president visited Mount Holyoke.

The Mantello

front A graduation photo of a striking young woman labelled "The Mantello." Photographer was Purdy (successor to Hastings), 146 Tremont St., Boston.

back Inscription: "Ellen A. Winslow Mt. Holyoke College '96."

Anna Prescott Sherman

front A studio portrait. Back is labelled "Anna Prescott Sherman, 77 Rockview Street, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Mount Holyoke '97"

Miss Sherman's Class, 1884

front A view of students in front of Mary Lyon's grave. Photographer was Lovell of Amherst. Inscription on the back: "Mt. Holyoke Sem. Miss Sherman's Section. May '84."

Angelina Weeks

front A studio portrait. Charles W. Hearn Studios, Boston and Old Orchard, Maine, 1896. Back has marking for Charles W. Hearn Studios as well. Back is labelled "Miss Angelina L. Weeks. June 19. 1897. Taken while senior in Mt. Holyoke College."

Ada Howard

front A studio portrait.

back Published by Pach, Broadway. Inscription: "Miss Howard president of Wellesley College"

Jennie Kelso

front A studio portrait. Inscription on the reverse: "Jennie Kelso Mt. Holyoke College Jan. '98"

Nan Crowell

front A studio portrait by Hearn & Davis, 288 Boylston St, Boston.

back Inscription on the reverse: "Nan L. Crowell Amherst, Mass Mt. Holyoke. '93"

Anna Gordon

front Three women. Inscription on the back: "Anna A Gordon / Mary T. Hill Willard / Frances E. Willard" Frances Willard was president of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Mary Willard was Frances' mother, and Anna Gordon was Frances' secretary.

Lucy Stone

front A Cabinet card portrait of Lucy Stone. Photographer marking by W. Notman of Boston on the back. There's also a signature on the back that I think may be hers.

Mary Lucina Saxton

front A studio portrait by Huntington Studio. Inscription on the reverse: "Mary Lucina Saxton Randolph, Vermont. Mt. H. C. '96"

Julia Wyckoff

front A studio portrait by Purdy of Boston. Inscription on the reverse: "Julia Wyckoff, Mt. Holyoke '96 / 58 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, N.Y."

Mary Woodward Budd

front A studio portrait by Hastings of Boston. Inscription on the reverse: "Mary Woodward Budd, 212 Main Street, Mount Holly, New Jersey. M. H. C. '96"

Mary C. Seymour

front A studio portrait by Hastings of Boston. Inscription on the reverse: "Mary C. Seymour '96 Norfolk, Ct."

Mary Isabel Park

front A studio portrait by G Waldon Smith of Boston. Inscription on the reverse: "Mary Isabel Park. Mt. Holyoke Seminary & College Class of '91"

Toshi Miyagawa

front A studio portrait by Hearn Davis of Boston. Unlabelled, but identified as Toshi Miyagawa 1893 at the Mount Holyoke Archives.

Unidentified Japanese Woman

front A studio portrait by Ernsberger of Auburn NY. Unidentified, but purchased with the previous photo of Toshi Miyagawa. It may be another photo of her, or of another Mount Holyoke student.

Alice Browne

front A studio portrait by Chas. W. Hearn Studios, in Boston, Rhode Island, and Maine.

back Inscription on the reverse: "Alice S. Browne, C. L. S. '96." This is her high school (Cambridge Latin School, Cambridge, Mass.) portrait.

Gertrude Heald

front A studio portrait by Purdy (successor to Hastings) in Boston.

back Inscription on the reverse: "Gertrude Heald, '98." This is her high school (Cambridge Latin School, Cambridge, Mass.) portrait.

Elizabeth Howell

front A studio portrait by Chas. W. Hearn Studios, in Boston and Maine.

back Inscription on the reverse: "Elizabeth M. Howell. Mt. Holyoke College Class of '94."

Alice Knowlton Hall x1891?

front A studio portrait by Taylor & Preston, Salem, Mass. Inscription on the reverse: "Allie Hall. 237 Broadway Cambridgeport Mass. June 1887" May be Alice Hall's high school portrait, since her hometown was Cambridge.