This is a tintype photograph. Tintypes are thin metal with lacquer or enamel coating to hold the photographic emulsion. This particular tintype has a faint blush color added to the cheeks of the women. Four women from St. Helen's Hall pose together.…
This is a portrait of Miss Lydia Rodney. The back of the photograph states: One of the two Rodney sisters - who were the first headmasters of the school.
A portrait of Mary (Minnie) H. Couch, a graduate of St. Helen's Hall. The back of the photograph states that Minnie Couch is from a pioneer family and aunt of Mrs. W.J. Burns.
A group of St. Helen's Hall women are posed outside with two women holding wooden crosses. Most of the women are in formal wear while a few others wear ceremonial robes.
Ten women of St. Helen's Hall form a line. Each woman hugs and lays their head on the back of the woman in front of her. The back of the photograph has the following inscription: 1886, 1. Mrs. Laidlaw (?) and 3. Mrs. W.T. Muir.
This is a photograph of the graduating women of St. Helen's Hall, taken June 1890. From left to right: Bessie Lambert Wood, Lucretia Allen, Mamie Charman Lovett, Jane Whalley Muir, Elizabeth Caldwell, Henrietta Cinsheimer Coleman.