Ezra Cornell University Founding Faculty CDV Photos 1868- 11 Original CDVs of 1st year Cornell Faculty NR Start Price USD 499.00 Current Price USD 499.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 14, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Toledo, OH See more about 'Ezra Cornell University Founding Faculty CDV Photos' Description Presented for auction are these 11 ~ORIGINAL~ CDV photographs of the founding members of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. These 1868 images were found in a photo album that was from a Pontiac,Michigan family estate. Im most certain one of the family members attended Cornell in its first years. I am going to list the album next so please check it out as well. The last names of the family that owned the album were mainly Padley and Crawford. These 11 images were taken by A.J. Purdy and Wm. Frear Ithaca,New York.. The photos include the following people: EZRA CORNELL "FOUNDER" - PRES. A.D.WHITE - VICE PRES. RUSSELL - PROF. RHOERIG - BAYARD TAYLOR - PROF. WAIT - PROF. WILDER - PROF. EVANS - PROF. CARSON - GOLDWIN SMITH - AND FINALLY THE ENTIRE FOUNDING FACULTY AND STAFF ON ONE CDV. The condition on the photos are very good with the exception of Ezra Cornell which does show some wear. PLEASE FEEL FREE to email me for more pictures you may need or for questions you may have and I will be happy to help! The new owner is to pay 15.00 for secured USPS Priority Insured shipping in the United States. NO RESERVE! GOOD LUCK! Thanks! Jeff ---------------------------------------- American capitalist and philanthropist Ezra Cornell (1807-1874) was the founder of Cornell University, which soon became one of the more advanced educational establishments of the United States. Ezra Cornell was the son of Elijah and Eunice Barnard Cornell. The family, of New England Quaker stock, settled in De-Ruyter, Madison County, N.Y., in 1819, where Ezra's father farmed and made pottery. Ezra learned something of both, as well as carpentry from his father, a former ship's carpenter. At 18 he set out on his own and in 1828 he settled in Ithaca, N.Y., where he worked as a carpenter and millwright. His employment in building and maintaining flour mills there came to a close when they were converted to textile mills in 1841. Cornell's interest in promoting a patent plow brought him into contact with the promoters of the Morse magnetic telegraph; from that time on he was involved in the telegraph industry - organizing, building, and operating lines. He constructed lines which connected New York and Washington, Philadelphia and New York, New York and Albany, then turned to the Midwest to construct a network of lines connecting major points. Cutthroat competition in these early days of the industry led to the combination of many of the leading companies into W.U. Telegraph Company. The concern grew rapidly until it dominated the business in the United States and much of Canada. Cornell's considerable personal fortune was the result of his involvement in such activities during the first 30 years of the industry. Once he had achieved great personal wealth, Cornell became concerned with public affairs. He financed the construction of a great public library in Ithaca and built and stocked a model farm. His interest in agricultural affairs led to his presidency of the State Agricultural Society. He was a leading member of the New York State Legislature during the 1860s, first as an assemblyman and subsequently as a senator. Here he became concerned with higher education. Cornell's pledge of his farm as a site plus a half-million-dollar endowment was the essential step that led to the enactment of legislation to found Cornell University. The school opened in 1868. Thereafter Cornell took a keen interest in the university, bestowing sizable gifts and encouraging its adherence to some of his egalitarian ideas of education. The university's freedom from religious ties, interest in the education of women, emphasis upon agricultural and engineering training, and interest in educational opportunities for poor students made it one of the more advanced educational institutions in America. Cornell, a frequent sight on campus, also carefully administered the disposition of the university's Morrill Act land-grant, husbanding that unique resource and eventually producing substantial returns for the university. Cornell died in 1874. He was survived by his wife, Mary Anne Wood Cornell, and a son, Alonzo B. Cornell, later governor of New York. Place a Bid!