Digital Collections @ St. Lawrence University

Early 1880s panorama of campus

Overview

Creator: 
Stratton, R.T.
Subject: 
St. Lawrence University -- History
Subject: 
St. Lawrence University -- Buildings
Subject: 
St. Lawrence University -- Photographs
Subject: 
St. Lawrence University -- Panoramic Photographs
Description: 
An eastward-looking shot of campus around 1882, during construction of Fisher Hall, home of the Universalist Theological School, and prior to development of University Ave. The home in the foreground, currently the KDS sorority house, was at one time the residence of noted SLU graduate, trustee and St. Lawrence County District Attorney Ledyard P. Hale (class of 1876).
Coverage: 
Canton, NY
Source: 
Photograph on cardboard, sepia tone, 6"w x 4"h
Date Original: 
1882
Decade: 
1880

Rights

Rights Management: 
Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Resource Identifier: 
ODY Special Collections, Archives, RG2, Series 3.2 B&G Campus Box 8
Publisher: 
St. Lawrence University
Contributor: 
R. T. Stratton, Utica, NY

Technical

Digitization Specifications: 
Scanned at 600ppi on Epson 1000XL scanner as 48-bit RGB uncompressed TIFF images. Images resized to 2000 pixels wide, 150 dpi, and saved as JPEG (level 10) in Photoshop CS5 with Unsharp Mask of 60:1.
Date Digital: 
December 22, 2011
Format: 
image/jpeg
Type: 
Still Image
Contributing Institution: 
St. Lawrence University