William Eli Gapen, Waynesburg College, Class of 1853

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

William Eli Gapen, Waynesburg College, Class of 1853

Entry/Object ID

2008.2.29

Description

William Eli Gapen, Waynesburg College, Class of 1853 - husband of Helen Mary Minor, son of Eli Gapen and Alene Mestrezat. Handwritten inscription on back of photograph, reads: "To my friend and College Class-mate / Mr. Clark Hackney - / One of the class of four in fiftythree. / Pretty good Boys, tis said, were we. / This is to the big one of the four / From the little one. Say, Clark, are we Boys anymore? / W. E. Gapen / Bloomington, Illinois / Aug. 7, 1899."

Collection

Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection

Made/Created

Date made

Aug 7, 1899

Lexicon

Search Terms

Gapen family, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Alumni, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Class of 1853

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

WAYN_AN001_1853_0003

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gapen, William Eli [1831-1899]

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Waynesburg College Alumni Series - Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection

Notes

Archived at the Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum (Miller Hall, 51 W. College St.; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Shared with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2008. Source Citation: William Eli Gapen, Waynesburg College, Class of 1853, item no. WAYN_AN001_1853_0003, Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).