1860-1869


Willard Saulsbury, c.1860
Willard Saulsbury, c.1860

Willard Saulsbury's carte de visite around 1860. Saulsbury, a member of the Class of 1842, served as the United States Senator from Delaware from 1859 to 1871.

Levi Scott, c.1860
Levi Scott, c.1860

This engraving of Levi Scott is based on a daguerreotype and originally appeared in an issue of Ladies' Repository.

Edward Oram Shakespeare, 1867
Edward Oram Shakespeare, 1867

Formal portrait of Edward Oram Shakespeare, a member of the Class of 1867. 

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: "Your brother in the fraternal bonds of [Phi Kappa Psi]"

Rufus Edmonds Shapley, 1860
Rufus Edmonds Shapley, 1860

Rufus Edmonds Shapley is a member of the Class of 1860.

Abraham Sharp, 1863
Abraham Sharp, 1863

Abraham Sharp, a member of the Class of 1865, on March 21, 1863.

James Lester Shipley, 1860
James Lester Shipley, 1860

James Lester Shipley, a member of the Class of 1860, joined Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson's Brigade as a chaplain during the American Civil War.

Richard Southeron Shreve, 1860
Richard Southeron Shreve, 1860

Richard Southeron Shreve is a member of the Class of 1860.

Six Students, c.1863
Six Students, c.1863

Posed shot of six students, identified as Admiral B. P. Lamberton (Class of 1862), Henry Clay Speake (Class of 1865), S. Townsend Armstrong (Class of 1863), James Buchanan Bowman (Class of 1865), James Lanius Himes (Class of 1865), and an individual with the surname Wilson.

Four of the...

Alexander D. B. Smead, 1868
Alexander D. B. Smead, 1868

Formal portrait of Alexander Dallas Bache Smead, a member of the Class of 1868. 

Thaddeus Alexander Snively, 1869
Thaddeus Alexander Snively, 1869

Formal portrait of Thaddeus Alexander Snively, a member of the Class of 1869. 

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: "To Harry Bowman, from his Brother of the Zeta in [Bond?] of [Phi Kappa Psi]"


Thaddeus Alexander Snively, 1869
Thaddeus Alexander Snively, 1869

Thaddeus Alexander Snively, a member of the Class of 1869, in July 1869.

Solar eclipse, 1869
Solar eclipse, 1869

View of the solar eclipse on August 7, 1869. Natural Science Professor Charles F. Himes (Class of 1855) is part of a team of photographers sent to Ottumwa, Iowa to document the eclipse.

South College, c.1860
South College, c.1860

View of South College around 1860 from the John Dickinson Campus. A group of men and women are standing on the steps.

John S. Stamm, 1860
John S. Stamm, 1860

John S. Stamm is a member of the Class of 1860.

David D. Stone, 1863
David D. Stone, 1863

David Davidson Stone, class of 1859, wearing a Confederate uniform in 1863.

William Trickett, 1868
William Trickett, 1868

Formal portrait of William Trickett, a member of the Class of 1868. 

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: "Your earnest friend, William Trickett" 

United States Supreme Court, 1865
United States Supreme Court, 1865

The United States Supreme Court in 1865.

Left to right:  Justice David Davis, Justice Noah H. Swayne, Justice Robert C. Grier (Class of 1812), Justice James M. Wayne, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, Justice Samuel Nelson, Justice Nathan Clifford, Justice Samuel F. Miller, Justice...

West College, c.1860
West College, c.1860

Students standing outside West College around 1860.

Isaac Collins West, 1868
Isaac Collins West, 1868

Formal portrait of Isaac Collins West, a member of the Class of 1868. 

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: "Your friend and class-mate,  I. C. West Jr.  Frankford, Del."

Peter Harrison Whisner, 1860
Peter Harrison Whisner, 1860

Peter Harrison Whisner is a member of the Class of 1860.

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