Single Photos, post-1920

History

These photos weren't part of an album, and they weren't postcards, but just photos that were found by themselves. If they were found as a group, it is noted here.

The Images

All photos are available with both front and back scans, if there is something on the back, and comments about what is written on the front or back are included below.

College Soccer Team, 1926

front Untitled photo of twelve soccer players; location unclear, but cars visible in background. Heavily creased and very glossy, which caused some glitches in this scan.

back Photo by Harry Gordon, Holyoke, MA. Heavy creases visible in center. "College Soccer Team - which played against the faculty in 1926. Press Bureau Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Massachusetts."

Student in her Room

front "Informality is the keynote of the photo, with Miss Anne Chenoweth of Chicago hard at work on her studies in her room ... Mount Holyoke College." A photo issued by the Press Bureau at Mount Holyoke.

Freshman Class 1938

front "Freshman Class - So. Hadley Mt. Holyoke - Mass. April 9 - 1938" and a signature that looks like Burnes Studio in the bottom right corner. The students are seated on the steps of Skinner Hall.

Porter Hall, circa 1941

front A group of approximately 100 students seated outside Porter Hall with an older woman in the front and center; I would guess these are all the residents of Porter Hall for a particular year, and since I found this in a 1941 yearbook, I would further guess that it is approximately 1941 when this photo was taken.

Class Photo circa 1931

front This photo, taken on the senior steps of Skinner Hall, was discovered among the papers of Marjorie Adams Hughes 1931, so I am guessing it's a 1931 class photo. On the back is the inscription "7-8-102", and since the photographer's mark on the front says "8-102" I suspect the back inscription is a photographer's marking too.

Student on College Street, circa 1962

front A student strolling up College Street in front of the College. Found in a 1962 yearbook.

A Collection of Drama Photos, circa 1929

photo #1 These eight photos were all owned at one time by Marjorie Adams Hughes 1931. A scene in an Egyptian marketplace. Check out the snake charmer! #8489

photo #2 A scene in an Egyptian play. No markings on back. The elephant is great! #8490 (This photo was not found with Majorie's stash, but it was the missing one in this series and I thought I should include it here.)

photo #3 A scene in an Egyptian play. No markings on back. #8491

photo #4 A scene in a dorm room. A "Dartmouth 1929" pennant on the wall. #8492

photo #5 A scene in a tavern. Photo service by Harry Gordon, Holyoke, Mass.

photo #6 A scene in a study, with a woman in a kimono and several women dressed as men. Not labelled, but I believe it is a scene from "What Every Woman Knows," from May 11, 1929.

photo #7 A scene in a parlor. Several women dressed as men. Not labelled, but I believe it is a scene from "What Every Woman Knows," from May 11, 1929.

photo #8 A romantic scene in a parlor. #8059 Photo service by Harry Gordon, Holyoke, Mass. Inscription on back: "What Every Woman Knows - Barrie / May 11, 1929 / John - Ruth Blunt / Maggie - Marjorie Tuck"

photo #9 A scene in a parlor. #8060 Photo service by Harry Gordon, Holyoke, Mass. Inscription on back: "What Every Woman Knows - Barrie / May 11, 1929 / Father Wylie - Mary Ellen Hayes / David Wylie - Estelle Aue / James Wylie - Nelda Reymann / Maggie - Marjorie Tuck / John [...] - Ruth Blunt / Lady Sibyl Lenderten - Juliana Weil"

Summit, circa 1922

front A photo torn from an album or scrapbook, and purchased with a piece of 1922 memorabilia, so I assume it's from that era. Three students on their way to the summit of Mount Holyoke.

Frances Perkins, 1952

front Associated Press photograph of Frances Perkins (MHC 1902), dated 6/4/52 on the back.

Edna Frederick, 1927

front Graduation portrait in a folder. Inscription: "Edna C. Frederick Mount Holyoke '27"

Congregational Church

front 1970s view of the Congregational Church next to Dwight.

front 1970s view of the Congregational Church next to Dwight. Inscription on back: "Mt Holyoke College Church Front"

Wedding, 1927

front A paper enclosed with the photo in the folder disclosed: "Wedding picture of Eleanor R. Kaltenthaler M.H.C. '22 and J. Gibson McIlvain Bunting June 4, 1927 / Left to right. Bridesmaids Mount Holyoke College alumnae Mary E. Reynolds '22, Gladys Allen Brigham '21, Dr. Ella M. Freas '19, J. G. M. B & E. R. K. Maid of Honor Eleanor M. Moore '22 (cousin of bride) Bridesmaids Clara Atlee (groom's cousin), Helen Stelle '22, Sarah E. Thompson G. F. S. '18 Germantown Friends School classmate"

Mount Holyoke Girls at Play

front A paper attached on the back of the photo disclosed: "Mount Holyoke Girls at Play South Hadley, (Mass.), wherein Mt. Holyoke College is located is an ideal winter playground and the students take advantage of the opportunities offered for robust outdoor play. Here, a group is shown coasting on one of the town's several hills. Left to right: Miss C. Virginia McDonal [sic], Huntington, W. Va. Miss Margaret E. Chickering, Arlington Heights, Mass. Miss Mary Sinclair, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Miss Charlotte B. Jenckes, Sherbrook, P.Q. Miss Elizabeth W. Wray, Rochester [...] (from Keystone View [Company])."

Silver Bay, 1921

front "YWCA Silver Bay 1921" A group of women in front of Fisher Gymnasium. On the back is the inscription: "Mt. H's Silver Bay Delegation - June 1921 -"

Dorm Photo, circa 1930

front A photo outside Mead Hall. Found in a 1930 yearbook.

Class President, 1965

front Inscription on the back: "New President South Hadley, Mass.: Sandra Green, 17, Cleveland, Ohio, the newly elected president of the Class of 1969 at Mount Holyoke College, chats with fellow student Susan Felmeth (left), a junior from Basking Ridge, N.J. Sandra is the first Negro to be chosen head of an incoming class, and she heads the largest freshman class in the college's 129 years since founding -- 511 students. A graduate of East High School, Cleveland, Ohio, where she was valedictorian, Sandra expects to major in Zoology. Credit (UPI Telephoto) 12/3/65 srl" Also a copy of the article that was printed in the paper with this photo.

Dorm Room, 1937-1938

front A student room with toys on the bed. Inscription on the back: "Room of Meg McKay (Merle McKay Wood Dexter) at Mt. Holyoke College 1937-1938"

Famous people awarded degrees at Mount Holyoke, 1923

front A newswire photo. Label on the back: "FAMOUS PEOPLE AWARDED DEGREES AT MOUNT HOLYHOKE. [sic] Several notables were awarded degrees at the annual commencement of Mount Holyhoke [sic] College, Mass., this month. From left to right, President Alexander Meiklejohn of Amhurst [sic] College, President May E. Woolley of Mount Holyhoke [sic] College, Dr. Henrietta E. Hooker, awarded Doctor of Science Degree (she graduated from Mount Holyhoke [sic] 50 years ago), Mrs. Marion Gaylord Atwell, New York City and Dean Tetsu Yasiu, Dean of the Women's Christian College, Tokio, Japan, first principal and organiser [sic] of the Queen's School, Bangkok, Siam, were awarded honorary degrees of Doctor of Literature."

Mary Lyon Hall

front Mary Lyon Hall, by The City/Maynard Workshop, Waban, Mass.

Porter Hall, 1924

front Found inside a 1924 Llamarada. Approximately 100 students and their dorm mother posing outside Porter Hall.

back All the students and their class years carefully inscribed on the back. Also includes some nicknames!

Eleanor Abrams 1924

front A photo found tucked in the pages of a 1923 yearbook. Unidentified, but the yearbook was once owned by Eleanor Abrams 1924, and a look at that yearbook confirmed that this photo was of her.

A Collection of Drama Photos, circa 1944

photo #1 These seven photos were all found inside a 1944 Llamarada. This one is cropped, and shows male and female students in an auditorium (Hooker?) talking to one another.

photo #2 Formal ballroom attire on these six couples, plus two other couples dressed more casually.

photo #3 Some glittery costumes on the far left, and a giant structure named Junior on the right.

photo #4 Seven women in white in the center, plus other cast members smiling from behind them.

photo #5 Maybe a full cast picture. Love the bunny in the center, and the first prize vegetables on the right.

photo #6 Three men in conversation, while two women watch them intently. Four others in the background are engrossed in their own drama.

photo #7 Many members of the cast. Six Robin Hoods, some maids, and some couples.

Bust of Mary Lyon, 1927

front Untitled press photograph. An attached sheet of paper reads, "BUST OF MARY LYON TO BE UNVEILED AT THE HALL OF FAME IN NEW YORK CITY ON THURSDAY. Bust of Mary Lyon by Laura Gardin Fraser, which is to be unveiled Thursday in the Hall of Fame on the Campus of New York University. Mary Lyon is one of the few women thus honored. Mary Lyon was born at Buckland, Mass., Feb 28, 1797, and died at South Hadley, Mass., Mar. 5 1849. She began teaching when 18 years old and devoted her life to founding Mount Holyoke Female Seminary - Now Mount Holyoke College - a place where girls could obtain an education at a low price. She was president of the Seminfor 12 year[s.] She wrote many books on educational teaching and methods." Photo is stamped by the Keystone View Co., Inc. of N.Y., 91-97 7th Avenue, NYC. The photo is undated, but a search revealed that the Hall of Fame event took place in 1927.

Two wire photos, 1945

photo #1 These two photos were purchased together. Inscription on the back: "Women in U.S. College Do Chores for Neighboring Farmers (see master caption) Mending a barbed wire fence is part of the work needed on this farm near Mount Holyoke College. Three of the students volunteered to perform the task. Serviced by New York 10/45 to List A 46225-UN-PNT Not for use in Western Hemisphere"

photo #2 Inscription on the back: "Women in U.S. College Do Chores for Neighboring Farmers (see master caption) A group of Mount Holyoke College students who volunteered for farm work weed the strawberry patch of a nearby farm. Serviced by New York 10/45 to List A 46222-UN-PNT Not for use in Western Hemisphere"

Students, circa 1950

front Untitled snapshot of two students in front of the Mount Holyoke College sign at the edge of campus. Undated, but from the fashion it's about 1950.

Campus Farmers Check in for Work

front Wire photo. Typed label on the back: "Campus Farmers Check in for Work / Mount Holyoke, Mass ...... The "Land Army" of Mount Holyoke College is run on efficient lines. Members are checking in for a work period here. Mary Alice Pomeroy, of Kalamazoo, Mich., (holding book) is registering students in her "work hours" book. This is a daily record of each student and how much work she does on the nine-acre farm of the college. Most of the girls are experienced, having served as farmers' aids for more than a year to relieve the shortage of farm help around Mount Holyoke. W.5.10-43-3.20 PM"

Lady Marines at Mount Holyoke

front Wire photo. Typed label on the back: "Lady Marines at Mount Holyoke. During World War II, female members of the U.S. Marins were trained at Mount Holyoke College, pictured receiving their shoulder insignia during review." Photo by George Woodruff of Boston.

Class of 1918 in 1968

front Appears to have been taken in Hooker Auditorium. Taken June 2, 1968 by Marie L. Barnes of Rockville MD. Inscription on the back: "Top Row Left / Florence Clark Beal / Ruby Bell Arnold"

Mount Holyoke Field Hockey

front Two students playing field hockey. Inscription on paper insert: "Mount Holyoke Field Hockey. Mount Holyoke College students playing field hockey on their athletic field." Photo by George Woodruff, Boston.

Mary Jo Simjian 1960

front Mary Jo Simjian 1960 at graduation.

front Mary Jo Simjian 1960 at graduation.

North Rocky 1956

front Dorm portrait. An accompanying slip of paper identifies each person in the photograph.

Glee Club, circa 1950

front Unlabeled photograph of singing students in Glee Club robes. Found laid inside a 1950 Junior Show songbook.

Marines, 1943

front Procession of female soldiers heading north on College Street. Student Alumnae Hall and Abbey Hall in the background. Photo by International News Photos, 5 Winthrop Square, Boston, Mass. An insert reads: "Watch your credit slug ... (Marines) / International News Photos Boston Bureau / Firts [sic] Marines in U.S. graduate at Mt. Holyoke South Hadley, Mass., ... 56 Marines today graduated as officers in the Marines after thrie [sic] indoctination [sic] and two months course at the Marines training center at Mt. Holyoke College. Major Ruth Streeter, in command of this new branch, was on hand to witness the ceremony and drills. The above photo shows the Marines as they marched down the main street of South Hadley, before the reviewing officers on far side and as students and others, including WAVES watch. NYC. NE. Chi. Clev. Det. PA Wash Tor. Bal G/5/4/43"

Dance of the Chinese Moon-Makers

front Students on stage. An insert reads: "Dance of the Chinese Moon-Makers / A feature of Hyacinth, the quaint play written, staged and acted by the juniors of Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. [1922] The pretty characters are - left to right - Dorcas Weston, Pawtucket, R.I.; Marian E. Phinney, Cliftendale, Mass.; Elizabeth F Giles of South Lincoln, Mass.; Ruth C. Caselman, East Orange, N.J.; Sophia R. Meranski, Hartford, Conn.; Miriam B. Austin, Springfield, Mass.; Dorothea Collins, Newton Centre, Mass.; Alison P. Covert of Rockfille Center, N.Y." Photo from Keystone View Co. Inc. of N.Y.

Archer, circa 1925

front A student aiming a bow. An insert reads, "Please credit Fotograms, N.Y. / Chamption College Girl Archer - Miss Robin Hood. Margaret F. Fleming of Holyoke, Massl, is a real Miss Robin Hood, for she is the champion archer at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. She is the Captain of the college team."

Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, 1936

front Peter Pan and Tinker Bell. An insert reads, "71652..Watch your credit..International News Photo Slug..(Graves-Smith) "Peter Pan" and "Tinker Bell" in Holyoke Pageant. South Hadley, Mass...L to R - Miss Eleanor Graves, of Albany, N.Y., plays the title role in the "Peter Pan" May pageant of Mt. Holyoke College, on May 9, and Miss Sylvia Smith, of Syracuse, N.Y., as "Tinker Bell" dances to the lilting tones of the magic reeds. K-5-9-36 235A Do not release before noon, May 9." A stamp on the reverse: "Received Examiner Reference Library May 10 1936"

Frances Perkins, 1960

front Frances Perkins in a crowd carrying flowers. An insert reads, "NXP 1231644 ... New York Bureau / Former Labor Secretary attends rally for Forand Bill New York: Carrying a bouquet of flowers, Frances Perkins, former Labor Secretary in the Cabinet of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, attends a senior citizens rally at Madison Square Garden here May 18th. The rally was held to support the Forand Bill, proposed by Rep. Aime J. Forand (D-R.I.), which would increase aid to the old. NX-A USN Credit (UPI Photo) 5/20/60 HCB" - In purple pencil: "Perkins, Frances" - a blue stamp: "Please Credit United Press International Photo" but the rest is only partially legible.

Virginia Apgar, 1966

front "Dr. Apgar welcoming world's newest guest / World Journal Tribune photo by Al Ravenna. Dr. Virginia Apgar, half-length portrait, standing, facing right, examining baby with stethoscope. Image creation date: 1966 October 2"

Marines, circa 1943

front Female soldiers stand at attention with their backs to Mead Hall; Pratt Hall is in the background. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo. Typewritten inscription on the back: "New Job for Marine Drill Instructor - - - After a few weeks training with a capable Drill Instructor the girls at the U. S. Marins Corps Women's Reserve Officers' Training School at Mount Holyoke College, look like this. Hdqtrs. No: 10,683 Dist. List NY-PRO (EPD)"

Mount Holyoke students on skis, 1922

front Three students on skis. Culver Pictures Inc, 150 West 22nd St Suite 300, New York, NY 10011. Typewritten inscription on the back: "Mount Holyoke students on skis Jan. 25, 1922"

Commencement in the Gettell Auditorium, 1960s

front Students processing for graduation in Gettell Auditorium (built in 1961; from the fashions, appears to be a 1960s graduation). Press markings on the reverse have been inked out.

Covered Bridge, 1951

front Covered bridge. Stamped by R. Gordon Judd, 52 Wauregan Drive, Warwick, RI. Inscription: "So. Hadley, Mass. Taken May 14, 1951"

Covered Bridge, 1951

front Covered bridge. Stamped by R. Gordon Judd, 52 Wauregan Drive, Warwick, RI. Inscription: "So. Hadley, Mass. May 1951"

Frances Perkins, 1957

front Portrait of Frances Perkins. An insert reads, "B-49742 (For use Sunday, July 7, with Cynthia Lowry's New York Ap-N story on Frances Perkins) TRAILBLAZER Frances Perkins, the nation's first woman cabinet member, at her New York home, which has been readied for closing during her summer absence. Miss Perkins, 75 now, served as secretary of labor during the Roosevelt administration, later on the Civil Service Commission under President Truman. Since the Republicans took over, she has been teaching at various colleges. Today, she says, the "necessary protection for the working people is almost complete" and the "next great advances will be toward more social advantages for all the people" in such areas as housing, transportation, and electric power."

Dirt Farmers from the Campus, 1943

front Students carrying farm tools. Typewritten inscription on the back: "Dirt Farmers from the Campus / Mount Holyoke, Mass.... The students of Mount Holyoke College who have been doing farmers' aid work for two years or more have now branched out on their own. They have organized their own land army and will raise their own crops on a nine-acre plot. Said crops such as potatoes, cabbage, spinach, carrots, etc., will go to feed the collegians, the WAVES and lady Marines who are in training at the college. Above you see members of the "Land Army" headed for the farm at the start of a day's work. W.5. 10-43-3.15 PM"

College Land Army in Action, 1943

front Students working in the garden. Typewritten inscription on the back: "College Land Army in Action / Mount Holyoke, Mass..... Busy as a beehive is this section of the 9-acre plot where the students' Land Army of Mount Holyoke College is starting the drive to raise table vegetables for hom consumption. Many of the girls are experienced farmers, having served as farmers' aids on farms near the college for the past two years. Produce raised on the farm will go to feed students, faculty, and the WAVES and women Marines training at the college. W.5. 10-43-3.45 PM"

More Wanted This Spring, 1944

front Students with hay bales and a tractor. Typewritten inscription on the back: "War - 2nd World - U.S. - Farms / Art with Predate Farm / For Release Sunday, April 2, 1944. / Hearst Predate Service, N.Y. City / FARM (A) -- MORE WANTED THIS SPRING - City girls like the Mt. Holyoke College girls above baling hay at Hadley, Mass., not only have proved their aptitude for farm work but many intend staying on farms for good. Farmers generally are enthusiastic about the novices' efficiency, want 400,000 of them this spring and summer. (International News Photo) / Received Examiner Reference Library Apr 2 1944"

Frances Perkins

front Portrait of Frances Perkins mounted on cardboard. Behind the photo is a label for Brown Brothers Photographers of New York City. On the back of the mount is a stamp for Culver Pictures, Inc. of New York City.