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Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Students, 1883

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Group of six women, sitting and standing, in this posed studio print. Individuals are not identified. Handwritten in ink on reverse: "1883 Seminary". Cataloguer assumes these women are students who graduated from the Acadia Seminary in 1883.
Course catalogue lists six women graduates: Vinona Alward, Leonette M. Crosby (Mrs. O.C.S. Wallace), Alice R. Hanson (Mrs. Ralph Eaton),…
Accession Number: APC019
Creator: Palace R.R. Photograph Car Co.
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Students, 1902

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Group of students from the Acadia Seminary posing for this studio print, while on an outing to Windsor, NS, in 1902. Individuals are not identified. May include faculty.
Handwritten in ink on print: "Mother". Handwritten in ink on reverse of copy one: "Mother 2nd row from end - right" and "Mrs Vernon Morse (Mabel Elliott) Sem".
Handwritten in ink on…
Accession Number: APC488
Creator: Robson, William W., 1866-1946
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1901

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage of portraits for the Acadia Seminary class of 1901. Individuals are not identified. Includes faculty. Written on print: "Acadia Seminary -1901- Graduating". Handwritten in ink on matte: "Graduate Class of 1901" and "ALS". Handwritten in ink along edges of print: "Maud Lounsbury Portia Starr Wm Wright Orissa Cole Irene Spencer Jen Fleming Maud…
Accession Number: APC432
Creator: Robson, William W., 1866-1946
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Students, 1897

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Group of women posing on the steps, doorway, and window of the Acadia Seminary. Individuals are not identified, but likely include students and faculty. Two women are posing with tennis rackets. Most individuals are looking directly at the photographer. Handwritten in red ink on reverse: "1895 (?)" which is crossed out, and "1897 (?) [crossed out] Seminary Group".
Accession Number: APC324
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1911

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage includes portraits of the Acadia Ladies' Seminary class of 1911, arranged inside a sketch of a triangle. In the middle of the triangle is a sketch of an interwoven "A" and "S". At the top, on each side of the triangle, is a is a group of 3 portraits. Individuals are identified. Includes Principal Dr. H.T. DeWolfe. A sketch of a banner is on each side of…
Accession Number: APC158
Creator: Graham, Edson, 1869-1956
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1891

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Eight women, all in formal dress, sitting and standing in this posed picture. Accompanying note identifies individuals. Inscribed verso "1891". Also inscribed "Seminary". Students graduated Classical and Literary courses.
Accession Number: APC032
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1892

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Eight women, sitting and standing in this posed studio image of the class of 1892 Acadia Seminary. Individuals are not identified.
Students identified using graduate list for 1892 of Classical and Literary courses.
Accession Number: APC445
Creator: Rice, Lewis, 1863-1913
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1894

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Five women standing in this posed studio print. Individuals are not identified. Ad for photographer, Lewis Rice, on verso.
Students identified using a graduation list for Classical Course, Course in Piano, and Course in Voice. Married names not used unless student was married at time of print.
Accession Number: APC127
Creator: Rice, Lewis, 1863-1913
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1893

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Five women, all in formal dress, in this posed studio print. Individuals are not identified. Inscribed verso "Class of 1893." Ad for photographer Lewis Rice is also on verso.
Students identified using a graduation list for Classical and Literary courses and Course in Piano.
Accession Number: APC102
Creator: Rice, Lewis, 1863-1913
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1889

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Five women posing for this studio print of the class of 1889 Acadia Seminary. Individuals are not identified.
Six students are included on the graduate list for Classical Course. Describer presumes that Bessie DeW. Vaughan (Course in Piano) is not included in this image.
Accession Number: APC413
Creator: Rice, Lewis, 1863-1913
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1890

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Nine women, all in formal dress, sitting and standing in this posed studio print. Accompanying note identifies individuals. Inscribed verso "1890". Also inscribed "Seminary". Students graduated from the Classical and Literary courses, except Nelson (who graduated Course in Voice).
Accession Number: APC020
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Students, circa 1896

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Group of 11 women, sitting and standing in this posed studio print. Individuals are not identified.
Accession Number: APC404
Creator: Robson, W.W.
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1888

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Seven women, all in formal dress, sitting and standing in this posed picture. Individuals are not identified on the image. Inscribed on verso "Class of 1888 / Seminary" and "Dr. Whidden's mother / 1st row left". Research indicates that the woman identified as Dr. Howard Primrose Whidden's mother is rather his future wife, Katherine L. Ganong. Ad for Palace RR…
Accession Number: APC104
Creator: Palace RR Photograph Car Co.
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1900

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage includes portraits of the Acadia Seminary graduating class of 1900. Individuals are not identified. Includes Principal Rev. J.H. MacDonald. Title reads: "Acadia Seminary -1900-".
Graduates of the Collegiate Course and the Musical Course are included in the calendar and used to identify individuals. Married names are not used unless student was married at time of…
Accession Number: APC327
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1899

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage includes portraits of the Acadia Seminary graduating class of 1899. Individuals are not identified. Includes title: "Acadia Seminary -1899-" and motto: "Honor et veritas".
Graduates of the Collegiate Course listed in the catalogue used to identify individuals. Trites graduated the Musical Course. Married names not used unless student was married at time…
Accession Number: APC310
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Graduates, 1902

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Five women from the Acadia Seminary graduating class of 1902, posed in this studio print. Individuals are not identified. Handwritten on reverse: "(front row) Ruby I. Darrach, Mabel H. Lee, Bertie B. Bowlby (back row) Mabel M. Elliott, and Bertha L. Schurman."
Class list from course calendar used to assist with identification. Married names not used unless student was married at…
Accession Number: APC168
Creator: Robson, William W., 1866-1946
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1902

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage includes portraits of the Acadia Seminary graduating class of 1902. Individuals are numbered but not identified. Includes Principal Rev. H.T. DeWolfe. Written on the image: "1902 Acadia Seminary" and "Virtue non verbis".
Accompanying note identifies the students in correlation to the numbers. Senior students in the Collegiate Course, the Course in…
Accession Number: APC328
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Students, circa 1900

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Group of 13 women, sitting and standing in this posed studio print. Individuals are not identified.
Accession Number: APC146
Creator: Robson, William W., 1865-1946
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1909

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage includes portraits of the Acadia Seminary senior class of 1909. Individuals are identified and shaped to form a capital 'A'. Surrounding the portraits are sketches of textbooks. Includes Principal Rev. H.T. DeWolfe. Includes motto: "Ad Astra per Aspera".
Accession Number: APC578
Creator: Graham, Edson, 1869-1956
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1908

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage includes portraits of the Acadia Seminary senior class of 1908. Individuals are identified. Includes Principal Rev. H.T. DeWolfe. Includes motto: "Per angusta ad augusta".
Full names supplied using the student lists. Married names are not used unless the student was married at the time when the photo was taken.
Accession Number: APC334
Creator: Graham, Edson, 1869-1956
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1905

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage includes portraits of the Acadia Seminary graduating class of 1905. Portraits are arranged to form an "S". Individuals are identified. Includes Principal Rev. H.T. DeWolfe. Motto: "FINIS CORONAT OPUS".
Senior students of the Collegiate Course, Pianoforte Course, Art Course, Elocution Course, and Domestic Science Course are listed in the calendar and used…
Accession Number: APC248
Creator: Robson Studio
Creator: Graham, Edson, 1869-1956
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1895

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage includes portraits of the Acadia Seminary graduating class of 1895. Individuals are not identified. Image title reads: "ACADIA SEMINARY GRADUATING CLASS JUNE 1895".
Students are identified using the list of graduates for Classical and Literary courses and courses in Voice and Piano. Married names not used unless student was married at time of portrait.
Accession Number: APC325
Creator: Rice, Lewis, 1863-1913
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1896

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage includes portraits of the Acadia Seminary graduating class of 1896. Individuals are identified. Included in the center is an image of "ACADIA SEMINARY WOLFVILLE" and the motto: 'PERSEVERANDO'. Students graduated from Collegiate Course as well as courses in Piano and Voice. Married names not used unless students married at time of portrait.
Accession Number: APC323
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Class of 1906

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage includes portraits of the Acadia Seminary graduating class of 1906, shaped to form a 06. Individuals are identified. Includes Principal Rev. H.T. DeWolfe. Title reads: "ACADIA SEMINARY GRADUATING CLASS". Motto: "Esse Quam Videri".
The class list for 1906 is unavailable in the calendars; so, a documented Compilation of Graduates from the Seminary 1880-…
Accession Number: APC283
Creator: Robson Studios
Creator: Graham, Edson, 1869-1956
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Students, 1876

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Group of 4 women, sitting and standing in this posed studio tintype. Individuals are not identified. Matte has a Christmas motif and is tied with a silk rope. Etched, or perhaps written, directly on the image: "Standing Laura Gourley [illeg.] Schurman [illeg.] Annie Bishop [illeg.]" Handwritten in pencil and ink on reverse: "Picture of room-mates 1876" and "Girls of the…
Accession Number: APC489
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Students, circa 1889

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Group of women posing on the steps, doorway, and window of the Acadia Seminary. Individuals are not identified, but likely include students and faculty. Accompanying note indicates these steps were on the West Wing of the building.
Accession Number: APC695
Creator: Rice, Lewis
Type: photograph

Acadia Ladies' Seminary. Students, 1886

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Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Large group of women and two children, sitting and standing on the Seminary steps in this posed photograph. Individuals are not identified. Includes faculty. Some individuals are holding croquet mallets. Image was included in the Acadia Bulletin, March 1973, and listed names (most likely married names).
Accession Number: APC415
Type: photograph