Edmund Foster Cooke (1814-1907)
Head and chest portrait of Helen Temple Cooke's father wearing a wool coat, vest, and cravat. He has white hair and a white beard. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Mary Ann Bardwell (1826 - 1891)
Head and shoulders portrait of Helen Temple Cooke's mother. Wearing a black dress with a white collar and a portrait broach. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
![Dana Hall faculty, [1886]-1887 - Public domain portrait print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODYvMDEvMDEvZGFuYS1oYWxsLWZhY3VsdHktMTg4Ni0xODg3LTM4NmExNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "Dana Hall faculty, [1886]-1887 - Public domain portrait print")
Dana Hall faculty, [1886]-1887 - Public domain portrait print
Photograph of 12 faculty members dressed in black . L to r , Back row: S.P. Ferry, F.C. Guild, J.E. Ireson, S.P. Eastman, J.A. Eastman, E.S. Tufts; Front row: L. Fischer, M.E. Ditto, M. McMartin, A.I. Ayer, M.V... More
Dana Hall graduating class of 1887
Photograph of 17 students of the Class of 1887, dressed in white dresses. Left to right, Back row, Standing: Maud Taylor, Grace Eastman, Helen Towne, Clara Winslow, May Ayers, Margaret Anderson; Middle row, sea... More
Dana Hall Senior Specials, 1887
Photograph of 9 special students of the Class of 1887. L to r, Back row: Alice Wilde, Ermina Ferris, Mira Camp, Claire Woodbury; Middle row: Louise Richardson, Corinne Ellison, Mattie Mccarty; Front row: D. Eme... More
Dana Hall Glee Club, 1893-1894 - Public domain portrait print
Fifteen students in white dresses with sashes in front of a white curtain. All have their hair done up in top-knots. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Dana Hall Glee Club, 1894/95 - Public domain portrait print
Seventeen students all in white blouses with high collars identified on the back by the donor as the Glee Club. Half-length view of the group in front of a light colored curtain. One student (middle row, 3rd fr... More
Class of 1894 - Public domain portrait print
Photograph of 12 students of the Class of 1894. L to r: Jessie Lee Barnes, President; Amelia Marie Ely; Lucretia Eddy, Vice-President; Margaret Arnold, Cornelia Dickinson Robertson, Secretary; Flora Atkins Skin... More
Dana Hall Graduating Class of 1896
Photograph of 14 students of the Class of 1896. Mary Mary Rockwell, Junction City, Kansas; Katharine Louise Barton, Lanark Road, Boston; Amy Brighthurst, 36 E. 37th Street, New York City, NY; Mary Ewing Stranah... More
Elmer Chickering - Dana Hall Glee Club of 1896/1897
Photograph of 16 students of the Dana Hall Glee Club during the 1896/1897 school year. Ruth Crapo '1898, Katharine Hume '1897, Maude Norwood '1897, Mary Day '1898, Lillian Libby '1898, Harriette Pratt '1897, Es... More
Elmer Chickering - Dana Hall Graduating Class of 1896
Photograph of 14 students of the Class of 1896. Mary Rockwell, Junction City, Kansas (Vassar); Katharine Louise Barton, Lanark Road, Boston, Mass. (Smith); Linda Orpha Perrin, Rochester, NY (Vassar); Amy Bright... More
Elmer Chickering - Dana Hall Glee Club of 1897/1898
Photograph of 16 students of the Dana Hall Glee Club of 1897/1898. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Elmer Chickering - Dana Hall Graduating Class of 1897
Photograph of 26 students of the Graduating Class of 1897. Elizabeth Anne Kellogg, Amsterdam, NY; Marian Patterson, Jamestown, NY; Allie Louise Keith, Campello, NY; Leila [Lydia] Ward Day, Boston, MA; Augusta M... More
Elmer Chickering - Dana Hall Graduating Class of 1898
Photograph of 22 students of the graduating Class of 1898, dressed in white graduation dresses. Left to right, top row: Gertrude Foster, [No name], Rosine Deutsch, Nan [Anna] Henning, Pottsville, PA; 3rd row: A... More
Schoolhouse and Main Building (Dana Hall), viewed from across Grove St...
View of Schoolhouse (left) and Main Building taken from grassy area across Grove Street (later Eastman Circle). Trees are leafed out, so Spring or Summer. On the far right, a wagon is parked on Grove Street. Th... More
Schoolhouse (with flagpole and flag) and Main Building (Dana Hall), Ju...
Schoolhouse, Main Building, and Flagpole taken from across Grove Street. Urn on lawn in foreground covered with vines. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Mrs. Mary R. Hunt and Helen Temple Cooke seated in a Venetian square, ...
A Romanesque church façade in the background. The women in long skirts and fancy hats are sitting at the base of the monument. They feed pigeons out of their hands, and many more pigeons are gathered around. Me... More
Dana Hall School, Wellesley, Mass
"1709" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 017128. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Dana Hall School, Wellesley, Mass.
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Art Studio, Dana Main, c. 1904
Interior photograph of an attic room ("Mount Olympus") in Dana Main used as an art studio. Ceiling beams at top, and student artwork lined up along walls on shelves and display boards. A low bench with cushions... More
Helen Temple Cooke and Mrs. Mary R. Hunt on a gondola ride, Venice, Au...
Helen Thomas Cooke (left) and Mrs. Hunt (History faculty) in long skirts and fancy hats in a gondola on the Grand Canal. A gondolier stands on the back of the boat, and the Doge' Palace and Bridge of Sighs are ... More
View down Grove Street, c.1905 - Public domain portrait print
"View down Grove St. A young lady arrives at school." View of Schoolhouse and Main Building (Dana Hall), with a young woman walking on the sidewalk on the west side of the street, and an older woman standing on... More
Dana Hall Exterior, c. 1905 - Public domain portrait print
Photograph of the original Dana Hall building, and the South wing. A woman in a large hat and a horse-driven carriage and driver are on Grove Street in front of the steps to the porch. 3 other individuals (2 me... More
Dana Hall Students 1908 with Helen Temple Cooke, Principal
Photograph of a large group of young women taken outdoors on the lawn to the south of Dana Main. In about 4 rows - the front 2 rows are seated, the front row on the grass, the back rows standing. Most are in wh... More
Senior Class of 1908 - Public domain portrait print
Approximately 54 students, most in white dresses, posed outside next to one of the cottages. The students are arranged in 4 rows, the front two seated and the back two standing. The student in the middle of the... More
Four students, c. 1908 - Public domain portrait print
Four students dressed in white high-necked dresses photographed from the waist up. One (far left) is Mary Morrison '08, and another (3rd from left) is Eleanor George '08. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Dana Hall Graduating Class, year unknown c. 1910
Photograph of 25 young women wearing white dresses and rose crowns in 3 rows, front row seated, middle row appears kneeling, back row standing. Taken outdoors with heavy foliage behind. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Junior Hockey Team, 1910, standing with hockey sticks
Photograph of 11 students dressed in hockey uniforms standing sideways with hockey sticks. 2 student identified: Beryl O'Hara (Bean) '1912, 4th from right, and Margaret Hills, '1912, 6th from right. Courtesy of... More
Junior Hockey Team, 1910, on floor
Photograph of 11 students dressed in hockey uniforms lying on the floor with arms crossed in front. 2 students identified: Beryl O'Hara (Bean) '1912, 4th from right, and Margaret Hills, '1912, 6th from right. C... More
Class of 1911 on Field Day, 1911
Photograph of the Class of 1911 (Seniors) in sports uniforms on Field Day 1911 posing with 5 trophies. 2nd row center is Miss Constance Alexander in a white hat, identified as an honorary member of the Senior C... More
Living Room of Dana Main, c. 1908
Interior view of the large Dana Main living room, with round table and chairs in center, topped by a large vased fern. Other features are: Oriental rugs, furnishings, ceiling, lights and pictures on wall. Court... More
Clematis Cottage, c. 1911
Exterior view of Clematis Cottage, taken from Grove Street. Early foliage on trees, so in Spring. Porch of Clematis covered in vines, and a birch tree in center of image. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Class of 1912 with Field Day Trophy
Photograph of the Class of 1912 in sports uniforms posing with class banners and a field day trophy. Beryl O'Hara, '1912 is 3rd row, 3rd from right. Unidentified woman with a large black hat and dressed in whit... More
Staircase ("The Court")between Living and Dining Rooms of Dana Main, c...
Interior view of staircase, with railings and ballusters. Six framed pictures on wall. Can see down into the Dining Room (table, chairs, folding sreen) and up into the living room (large fern and organ pipes vi... More
Schoolhouse and Main Building (Dana Hall), viewed from across Grove St...
View of Schoolhouse (left) and Main Building taken from grassy area across Grove Street (on Eastman Circle). Trees are in bud, so evidently early Spring. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Presentation of Field Day trophy to Alice Kimball, in 1911
Photograph of Helen Temple Cooke presenting the Field Day basketball trophy to Alice Kimball, '1911. Also in photo: Miss Margery Davis (in white) and Miss Jennie Ireson (black). Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Helen Temple Cooke by the fireplace, c. 1912
Helen Temple Cooke, seated in an armchair, leaning on her elbow with hand to face, gazing into the glowing living room fireplace. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Junior Hockey Team, Sports Day, November 11, 1912
Photograph of 16 uniformed Junior Team hockey players pictured with crossed hockey sticks. Identified in ink under the photo. Left to right, Top row: Miriam Wagner '13, Dorcas Brigham '14, Ruth Davies '13, Rebe... More
Hockey Game, Sports Day, Nov. 1912
Action photograph of a hockey game on a grassy field. 7 players and a woman in white (officiating)in foreground; many spectators, other players, and a building visible in background. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Baseball Team, Sports Day, November 1912
Photograph of 15 uniformed baseball players with a baseball bat and some with baseball mitts. Most players are identified in ink under the photo. Left to right, Top row: Billy Kirkman '14, Ruth Rebhun '15, Doro... More
Classes of 1913 and 1914 watching a tennis match on Sports Day, Novemb...
Students from Classes of 1913 and 1914 on the porch, stairs, and front yard of the Playhouse. They are holding their class banners and there is a tennis net in the foreground of the photo. Most students are dre... More
Class of 1914, Sports Day, November 1912
Photograph of a large group of students of the Class of 1914 (Juniors) dressed in coats standing along Grove Street behind their class banner. In the left foreground is a cheerleader leading them, and in the ba... More
Dana Hall Ukelele Club, 1913/1914
Eight students dressed in white dresses, holding ukeleles. Names handwritten in ink on the photo: Mildred Powlison '15, Eva Hind '14, Margaret Sieben '14, Esther Tilden '15, Virginia Parker '14, Margaret Thomas... More
Dana Hall Glee Club, 1913/1914 - Public domain portrait print
Twenty-one students dressed in white blouses and black skirts. Arranged in 3 rows. Names handwritten in ink on photo: Left to right, Top: Eugenia Wagner '14, Jane Goodell '15, Alice Jaquith '14 , Margaret Thoma... More
Dana Hall Mandolin Club, 1913/1914
Fifteen students dressed in light "Peter Thompson" school uniforms. Hortense Heywood '14, the club's leader is in front center holding a mandolin. Names of 12 students handwritten in ink on photo. Left to right... More
Class of 1914(?) with Helen Temple Cooke
Outdoors photograph of a large group of students (about 120) formally posed in 6 rows in front of the French Club ("La Malmaison"). Most students are in white or light colored dresses, about a dozen are in unif... More
Tenacre Alumnae at Dana Hall 1914/1915
Thirty-three students arranged in 3 rows (first row seated) wearing Peter Thompson uniforms. Students appear to be of different classes. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Tenacre students, 1914 - Public domain portrait print
A group of 8th and 9th grade Tenacre students posed indoors in 3 rows, and dressed in gym uniforms of light middy blouse, dark skirt, and dark knotted scarf at the neck. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Field Day 1918, Class Drill with Dumbbells
A group of students in sports uniforms doing a dumbbells demonstration on the outdoors basketball court. Spectators surround the court. Piano partly visible in left foreground. At least 9 automobiles are parked... More
Madame Catherine Breshkovsky and Helen Temple Cooke, Feb. 1919
Dressed in dark coats, Mme. Breshkovsky's with a hood, Helen Thomas Cooke with a fur collar and cuffs and a feathered hat, stand under a tree on the Dana Hall campus. A group of girls is visible in the backgrou... More
Orchestra Rehearsal in the Living Room, Dana Main, 1924
About 28 students in dresses with instruments and music stands in the living room. Behind them are the pipes of the organ at the end of the living room. Some of the living room artwork is visible although the p... More
Oak Room, February 1930
Interior of Oak Room in Bardwell Auditorium. With tables, ladderback chairs, built-in niches with shelves, pictures on wall, and a grand piano. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
World Affairs Club, 1939-1940 - Public domain portrait print
Thirteen students (many in dressy clothes and heels) gathered around a map of Europe in front of a bookcase in the living roome of Dana Main. One student is pointing to Poland on the map. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Helen Temple Cooke dressed in black velvet, pearls, and fancy brooch d...
Seems to be same photo shoot as above. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Helen Thomas Cooke portrait, seated on a sofa, c. 1939 (a)
Helen Thomas Cooke wears a black velvet dress, pearls, and a fancy brooch. She holds a book entitled "From Whence Cometh My Help" in her lap. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Student with Lace Mantilla and Fan
A smiling student dressed in white, with crown, lace mantilla, fan, long dress and white apron with flowers on stage. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Conducting Class Vespers - Public domain portrait print
Christian Service League student leader reads from a book in Chapel. Student dressed in white dress. Cross on curtain; vase of flowers and lighted candles on altar. 4 students in audience in shadow in foregroun... More
Student with Projector - Public domain portrait print
A student with a projector showing a film. Film scene is Madonna and Child enthroned, surrounded by soldiers. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Horse and rider jumping - Public domain portrait print
Brown horse, in mid-jump, big cloud behind. Courtesy of Dana Hall School
Cottages on Grove Street and Eastman Circle, c. 1960
A very snowy scene taken from Dana Main side of Grove Street. Dormitory cottages visible are: left to right, Clematis (71 Grove Street), Aloha (5 Eastman Circle, Rutland (3 Eastman Circle), and Selfe (1 Eastman... More