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Photograph Album - Michigan Agricultural College, circa 1888

 File — Box: 5846

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Edward J. Frost collection contains a photograph album of cyanotypes created by Edward J. Frost of Michigan Agricultural College. Frost made the cyanotype prints from negatives borrowed from M.A.C. Professor Rolla C. Carpenter. The images were taken circa 1888, and are of buildings, grounds, students, and interior shots of classrooms, greenhouses, library, museum and shops. Buildings include the Linton Hall, the Armory, the first Williams Hall, Chemical Laboratory/Physics and Electrical Engineering, greenhouses, the first Wells Hall, College Hall, Horticulture Laboratory (now known as Eustace-Cole Hall), Agriculture Hall (now known as Cook Hall), President's House, Observatory, Botanical Laboratory, Boiler House, Howard Terrace, Mechanical Laboratory, Veterinary Laboratory, and the first Abbot Hall. There are also a few images of student cadets lined up. Of note is an image of the museum interior showing a small portion of Buckskin. Buckskin was the horse Lt. Luther Baker rode when he captured John Wilkes Booth. After the horse died, it was stuffed and put in the Museum. There are also images of people outside or on the porches of houses or cottages and one shows houses by a lake. It is unknown if they are M.A.C. faculty. The houses do not appear to be the M.A.C. faculty houses on campus. Also included is negative of an angel carved out of stone. It is flat and possibly was a head stone. The negative is unlabeled and may not be related to MSU.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1888

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.25 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
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East Lansing MI 48824 US
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