Negative- Angel sculpture, Undated
Scope and Contents
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: Undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Frost, Edward Justin (Person)
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
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu