Photograph
Edward Hitchcock, Geologist and Theologian
| Carte-de-visite portrait of Edward Hitchcock (1793-1864), American educator and geologist. Hitchcock served as the third president of Amherst College from 1845 to 1854. He ran the first geological survey of Massachusetts and was appointed the Massachusetts State Geologist in 1830. His primary concern, however, was "natural theology," which attempted to reconcile science and religion through geology. Handwritten inscription at bottom reads, "Edw. Hitchcock. 1869 Amherst." |
| Image ID: | 44749 |
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| Creation Date: | 1869 |
| Creator Name: | Lovell, J. L., Amherst, Massachusetts |
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| Collection Name: | Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 : Increase A. Lapham papers, 1825-1930 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 24 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4 inches |
| Photographer's credit on back reads, "J.L. Lovell, Amherst, Mass. Negatives Preserved." Handwritten inscription on back reads, "Prof Edw. Hitchcock - Amherst Mass." From album of portrait photographs collected by Lapham depicting scientists and artists, ca. 1860-ca. 1875. Images include portraits of geologists, botanists, sculptors, and authors. |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| School administrators |
| Teachers |
| Ephemera |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Scientists |
| Religion |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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