Orra White Hitchcock (1796-1863)

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Orra White grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts, and at age seventeen became preceptress and assistant to Edward Hitchcock at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts. From 1813 until 1818, she taught astronomy, painting, drawing, and cartography. She and Edward were married in 1821. Orra created a 64-page herbarium of watercolor botanical specimens while she was still at the academy. For more than twenty years, she illustrated her husband’s lectures and books.

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Item typeCarte de Visite
PhotographerJohn L. Lovell (1825-1903)
Datecirca 1860
PlaceAmherst, Massachusetts
TopicArt, Music, Literature, Crafts
Education, Literacy
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.25 in Width: 2.00 in
Catalog #1996.12.2670.83
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John L. Lovell (1825-1903), photographer. Orra White Hitchcock (1796-1863). Photograph. ca. 1860. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-12-2670-83/. Accessed on October 15, 2024.

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