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A small toy papoose made of tan leather and colored hemp string. The toy is decorated with pink, green, red and blue bead work and a bundle of black cloth meant to represent a baby bundled in the papoose. A long multicolored hemp rope is attached...
Decade: 1890-1899
Format: Miscellaneous
A miniture portrait of a woman painted on ivory placed in a small gold frame. This object was owned by Elizabeth Anna Low, class of 1891.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Portraits
Format: Artwork/Photography
A small toy papoose made of leather and decorated with red, blue, green and yellow bead work. A small porcelain doll is tied into the center of the papoose. This item comes from the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff,...
Decade: 1890-1899
Format: Miscellaneous
A small watercolor painting of a man and a woman in 19th century dress. The painting is matted and framed in a gold frame. This object was owned by Elizabeth Anna Low, class 1891.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Painting
Format: Artwork/Photography
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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