This 1/6 thaler was minted in Dresden, Saxony in 1848. The obverse bear the bust of King Frederick Augustus II, and the reverse bears the coat of arms of Saxony surrounded by drapery and topped with a crown.
King Frederick Augustus II ruled...
This copper one pfennig coin was minted in Prussia in 1868 during the reign of William I, King of Prussia. The obverse features a crowned coat of arms with an eagle, and the reverse features the denomination and date.
William I was King of...
This medal commemorates the total sun eclipse in Indonesia on June 11, 1983. The obverse shows the path of the eclipse and the time and date it occurred. The reverse features an Indonesian design with the inscription “In commemoration of total...
The first coins were made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver that occurred naturally in local rivers. In the 6th century BC, Croesus, king of Lydia, began to strike coins of solid gold and silver. Soon afterwards, cities and rulers all over...
The shoe factory was located on Manning Street. It's connection to the College occurred during the days of the Student Army Training Corp. During the 1910's this building was used as a barracks.
In 1864, an umarried man of 29, N. W. Bassett ( Nehemiah W. Bassett) left Hudson and went south to work for the U.S. Army. He reports on camp life in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His connection to Hillsdale College is unknown and how this journal...
The Amphictyon Society was a male literary society founded in 1857 at Hillsdale College. This is the first issue of a literary journal published by the society. Contributions were anonymous.
This pamphlet lists the rules and regulations under which a student was admitted to Hillsdale College. It is the oldest extant copy of the College's expectations for students. There is a pencil notation with the date of 1868. If this date is...
Battlefields; Military officers; Military life; Military service; Prisoner exchanges; Prisoners; Prisoners of war; War;
Captain Thomas DeKay Kimball, Jr. enlisted as a private in 1862 in Company I, 88th Indiana Infantry. He took part in the battles of Perrysville and Stone River. He was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga. He was imprisoned at Libby Prison,...
