This collection comprises Acadia University photographs that lack provenance and contains class photographs for the University, the Collegiate, and the Seminary.
Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Group of 4 women, sitting and standing in this posed studio tintype. Individuals are not identified. Matte has a Christmas motif and is tied with a silk rope. Etched, or perhaps written, directly on the image: "Standing Laura Gourley [illeg.] Schurman [illeg.] Annie Bishop [illeg.]" Handwritten in pencil and ink on reverse: "Picture of room-mates 1876" and "Girls of the… more
Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Printed collage includes portraits of the Acadia University graduating class of 1899. Individuals are not identified. Printed image of "Acadia College", now known as (Second) College Hall, included in center. Motto reads: "Palmam qui meruit ferat".
Acadia Record been used to potentially identify students. Married names are not used unless the student was married at the… more
Collection: Acadia Photograph Collection. Class Photos
Description: Group of 25 men and women, sitting and standing, in this posed print taken outside of (Second) College Hall. Matte contains lots of information, handwritten in ink, identifying individuals with their home towns, the class motto and the class yell. Caption reads: "--Acadia University. Wolfville Nova Scotia--" and "Freshman Class or Class of '99". Class motto reads: "… more