Charles P. Bascom, of Dover, poses for a portrait next to a column and a chair. Bascom graduated from Beloit College in 1864 and went on to become a merchant.
R. Hanna, a veteran of the American Civil War, poses for a portrait wearing his uniform. On verso: "Your cousin, R. Hanna, Fort Hays, Kansas, 2nd Lieutenant, 6th Calvary, January 10, 1874."
Joseph P. Orme, of Bloomington, served as Captain of the Ninety-fourth Illinois Infantry Regiment, Company H, during the American Civil War. Orme was mortally wounded on New Year's Day, 1863, when one of his soldier's muskets accidently discharged…
George Walker, the son of Hon. William Perrin Walker, a probate judge of Berkshire County, poses for a portrait. George's sister, Sarah Walker, married Judge David Davis on October 30, 1838.
The Fox Lake College building, later known as Main Hall, was located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school went through several renamings and mergers during the 19th and 20th centuries before finally consolidating with Lawrence University in 1964.