William Eli Gapen, Waynesburg College, Class of 1853
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
Acquisition
Accession
2008.2
Acquisition Method
Digital
Credit Line
Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum
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
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).
