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1850-1859
Daguerreotype of four students from the class of 1857, including Jacob Stock and Gustavus Bird, in gold frame.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00324
Location: Shelf 25
Subject: Daguerreotype, Photography
Format: Artwork/Photography
Daguerreotype of Samuel Cushman Caldwell, class of 1858, in carved black case with black velvet interior.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00323
Location: Shelf 25
Subject: Daguerreotype, Photography
Format: Artwork/Photography
Bronze coin featuring James Buchanan bust and “No Sectionalism” on obverse and symbol for 31 states on reverse, issued for the 1856 presidential campaign. Donated by Boyd Lee Spahr, class of 1900, in 1960.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00061
Location: Shelf 3
Subject: Commemorative Medal, Political Campaign, Politics
Format: Currency/Medallions
A small gold metal and white and black enamel Sigma Chi fraternity pin. The pin is in the shape of a white cross with a black circle in the center with the greek letters Sigma and Chi in gold. Each arm of the cross features a different symbol referring to the fraternity. This object belonged to John Black Jr, ex-class of 1862.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2007.02_1
Location: Shelf 34 Box 1
Subject: Fraternity Pin, Greek Life
Format: Pins/Buttons
A rectangular metal box with lid originally placed in the cornerstone of Emory Chapel in 1857. The inscription on the paper glued to the top of the lid reads "Box from Corner Stone of Emory Chapel."
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00290
Location: Shelf 18
Subject: Time Capsule, Emory Chapel
Format: Miscellaneous
Tintype of Harriet Lane in a brown case with red velvet interior from around 1857. Lane, the niece of President James Buchanan, acted as First Lady of the United States from 1857 to 1861.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00321
Location: Shelf 25
Subject: Tintype, Photography
Format: Artwork/Photography
Wooden frame with a detachable center panel, iron strips and a dial in the center used to expose blue print photographs.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00327
Location: Shelf 10 (housed with AC 00328)
Subject: Photography, Picture Frame
Format: Artwork/Photography
