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A small painting on marble of a female angel sitting in a budding tree with black hand painted text at the bottom that reads "Spring Blossoms.". The painting is frames in a white and gilt decorative frame. This object belonged to Elizabeth Anna...
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Painting
Format: Artwork/Photography
Four bands tan leather wrapped with various color strands of beads. On the ends of the bands are thin strips of leather. These objects are from the Shoshone Indians at Fort Hall, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: bead work
Format: Miscellaneous
Army of the Potomac Pin given to Horatio Collins King in 1890, recognizing his service in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Military, Civil War, Honors and Awards
Format: Pins/Buttons
A small pink and white vase with green and pink floral and gilt design details. The vase is accompanied by a small pink and white cap with intricate gilt floral designs. On the bottom is the makers stamp in orange and the artists signature. This...
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: vase
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Eight strands of various colored and sized beads, many of which the ends are tied together to make bracelets. These objects are from the Shoshone Indians at Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: bead work
Format: Miscellaneous
Small gold medal for the Belles Lettres Society Sophomore Prize for Oratory won by Montgomery Porter Sellers in 1891.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Literary Societies, Oratorical Contests, Medal
Format: Currency/Medallions
Six sterling silver handled cups that were presented to Phi Kappa Psi by Frysinger Evans, a member of the class of 1892.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Greek Life
Format: Miscellaneous
Copper key inscribed with name of Mervin Grant Filler as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1893.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Miscellaneous
Copper key and pin inscribed with name of Amy Fisher as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1895.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Pins/Buttons
A Belles Lettres gold medal engraved with the society's symbol and motto, hung from a black crepe ribbon. This medal was awarded to Edgar Rohrer Heckman for winning the Sophomore Oratorical contest in 1895.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Award Medals, Oratorical Contests, Literary Societies
Format: Currency/Medallions
A long white rectangular tray with hand painted gold details around the edge of the tray and a hand painted design of Romeo and Juliet, a sword, a question mark, and the text "Romeo and Juliet." in gold. This...
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: China
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Large red and gray triangle pennant with "97" sown on.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Pennants
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
White round buttons with college seal and name, and “Commencement” in red, with “My Name is E. R. Heckman, ’97.”
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Commencement, Buttons, College Traditions
Format: Pins/Buttons
Copper key inscribed with name of Edgar Rohrer Heckman as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, 1897.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Pins/Buttons
Large copper key inscribed with name of Leon Cushing Prince as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1898.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Pins/Buttons
Copper key inscribed with name of Montgomery Porter Sellers as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1898.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Pins/Buttons
Copper key inscribed with name of Walter Wesley Rice as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1898.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Miscellaneous
Small leather Dickinson pennant that came as a souvenir in a package of tobacco.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Tobacco Souvenir
Format: Ephemera
Three red felt pennants of various sizes. Two large pennants with "1900" in white lettering and one small pennant with "D" in white lettering tied to a small twig.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Pennants
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
Ceramic pipe with writing on in that once belonged to members of the Phi Alpha Pi sorority.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Greek Life
Format: Miscellaneous
Hinged, wooden desktop carved with names, believed to have been used by Phi Kappa Sigma around the turn of the twentieth century.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Greek Life
Format: Furniture
Button made by Dickinson College celebrating Carlisle and Cumberland County’s sesqui-centennial anniversary in 1901.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Anniversaries, Buttons, Carlisle, Cumberland County
Format: Pins/Buttons
A small white rectangualer dish with gilt decorations along the edge of the plate and a painted cherub with a bouquet of roses in the middle of the plate. This object belonged to Elizabeth Anna Low, class of 1891.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: China
Format: Glassware/Ceramics