Features from Katherine Kuckens'
Stereoview Collection

History

Another collector of MHC views, Katherine Klein Kuckens '75, has scanned images from her collection of stereoviews for me to include here. Her collection is even larger than this; these are only the ones for which I do not own duplicates. These are very big scans, but they are worth the wait.

The Images

All cards are available with both front and back scans, and comments about what is written on the front or back, either by the user or by the publisher, are included below.

Women under Tree

front A view of a group of women under a tree

back "Mt. Holyoke Seminary"; a dealer probably added this recent inscription

Domestic Hall

front A view inside the seminary building

back "Domestic Hall Mt. Holyoke Seminary"

Women Outside Library/Seminary Connector

front A view of a group of women outside the connector between the library and the seminary buildings

back "Mt. Holyoke Seminary"; a dealer probably added this recent inscription

Library Interior

front A view inside the 1870 library

back "Library Mt. Holyoke Seminary" on margin; "Mt. Holyoke" in center; a dealer probably added this center, recent inscription, but the margin inscription is original

Women in Classroom

front A view from the rear of a classroom; round portraits are visible on the far wall

back "Mt. Holyoke"; a dealer probably added this recent inscription

Bridge View

front A view near the pump house bridge; strong diagonal supports are visible in the near right of the picture

back "Mt. Holyoke Seminary"; a dealer probably added this recent inscription

Women in Classroom

front A view from the front of a classroom; motto banner of the class of 1874 visible on far wall

back TBD

Gymnasium

front A view in the seminary gymnasium; women back-to-back in trios

back TBD

Town View

front A view of a town center; not immediately recognizeable as South Hadley Center; perhaps South Hadley Falls

back "near Mt. Holyoke Seminary"; a dealer probably added this recent inscription

Town View

front A group of women on Prospect Hill overlooking Lower Lake

back "Mt. Holyoke Seminary"; a dealer probably added this recent inscription

Two Women on a Bridge

front A view of two women standing on the pump house bridge

back "Grounds Mt. Holyoke Seminary" on margin; "Mt. Holyoke" in center; a dealer probably added this center, recent inscription, but the margin inscription is original

Mt. Holyoke Seminary

front "Mt. Holyoke Seminary, South Hadley, Mass." A view of the seminary building. Published by Knowlton Brothers in Northampton; Connecticut Valley Views series; green mount.

back "gift of Mrs. Arthur S. Warner / July 1939"

Mt. Holyoke Seminary and Library

front A view of the seminary building and the 1870 library. Published by Knowlton Brothers in Northampton; cream mount.

back "seminary & library"

Women on the Bridge

front A view of two women on the pump house bridge. Published by Knowlton Brothers in Northampton; Mt. Holyoke Seminary Series; yellow mount.

back "View 1"; also "View of Stony Brook/foot of Mt. Hol. Sem. grounds/A. C. E."

View on Stony Brook

front "View on Stony Brook, foot of Mt. Holyoke Seminary Grounds" Someone added "No. 3" Published by Knowlton Brothers in Northampton; Mt. Holyoke Seminary Series; yellow mount.

back "View 2"; also "Fannie Washburn"

View on Stony Brook

front "View on Stony Brook, foot of Mt. Holyoke Seminary Grounds" Someone added "No. 4" Published by Knowlton Brothers in Northampton; Mt. Holyoke Seminary Series; yellow mount.

back "View 3"; also "Fannie Washburn" and "M8 V"

View of Stony Brook

front A view of the pumphouse on left. Published by Knowlton Brothers in Northampton; Connecticut Valley Views series; yellow mount.

back "View of Stony Brook/foot of Mt. Hol. Sem. Grounds"; also "View 4" and "1872?"

View of Stony Brook

front A view of the pumphouse and two women on the bridge, Prospect Hill visible in the background. Published by Knowlton Brothers in Northampton; Mt. Holyoke Seminary Series; yellow mount.

back "Donor J. B. Dunham Plainville Conn."; also "View 5" and "1872?"; red stamp: "College History"

Mt. Holyoke Seminary

front "Mt. Holyoke Seminary, So. Hadley, Mass." Published by Knowlton Brothers in Northampton; Mt. Holyoke Seminary Series; yellow mount.

back red stamp: "College History"