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One of 61 drawings done by Orra White Hitchcock for use in Professor Edward Hitchcock's classes on geology and natural history.

A handwritten transcription of the poem "Disappointment" written by Orra White [Hitchcock]. It is noted at the top of the page that the poem was published in the Hampshire Gazette, March 4, 1818. The poem is simply signed "O." The final page…

A watercolor drawing of an unidentified flowering plant by Orra White Hitchcock. The plant has two clusters of pink five-petaled flowers and green leaf stalks. The drawing is labeled but the label is illegible. The artwork is housed in a mat for…

A drawing of a type of rose by Orra White Hitchcock. The drawing shows two flowers, several leaves, and two buds or fruits along the stem, which is thorny. Orra White has written "Lesson 5th" in the bottom right corner. The artwork is housed in a mat…

A watercolor drawing of viola tricolor by Orra White Hitchcock with a faded caption at the bottom of the sheet. The drawing features four flowers (three in full bloom) along a stem with many leaves. The bottom left corner of the paper is torn. The…

A painting of four leaves in autumnal colors by Orra White Hitchcock, possibly done in pastels. The top three leaves are all leaves from the sassafras tree, which can have three-lobed leaves, mitten-shaped leaves, and simple leaves. Two fruits of the…

A plate printed from illustrations by Orra White Hitchcock depicting various types of animal tracks. This is plate 50 in Edward Hitchcock's "Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts."

A painting of a sprig of three maple leaves in autumnal colors by Orra White Hitchcock, possibly done in pastels. The artwork is housed in a mat for conservation.

A plate printed from illustrations by Orra White Hitchcock depicting nineteen different fossils from the Eocene Tertiary. This is plate 19 in Edward Hitchcock's "Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts."

A watercolor of a rose by Orra White Hitchcock, with her initials written at the bottom center of the page. The drawing shows one rose flower in bloom surrounded by leaves and three flower buds. The paper features an embossed border. The artwork is…