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View of Amherst College, Orra Hitchcock

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Orra Hitchcock created this watercolor painting of Amherst College in 1821, the year that she married Edward Hitchcock. In it one can see South College and the meetinghouse with its carriage shed.

Creator:
Orra White Hitchcock
Date:
1821
Courtesy of:
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers, Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library