A Photographic History of Oregon State UniversityMain MenuA Photographic History of Oregon State UniversityWelcome to A Photographic History of Oregon State UniversityOSU's Early Years, 1858 - 1889Builders of a Great UniversityArchitectural Harmony and Function: Development of OSU's CampusAcademics at OSUProducers of KnowledgeCampus Life and CultureCampus Organizations at OSUStudent Athletes at OSUThe West Point of the WestProminent Faculty and AlumniLarry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896OSU Libraries & Press
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12015-09-01T23:12:51-07:00Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896Administration Building, ca. 189510Administration Building, ca. 1895. This view, looking southwest, was taken a few years after the college moved from its downtown Corvallis location into this building, which is now Benton Hall. The trees on the left are part of the orchard that existed when the original college farm was purchased in 1871. (P25:1330)plain2015-10-23T20:15:52-07:00P25:1330.jpg44.566169, -123.274341Oregon State University Historical PhotographsKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-09-01T23:09:16-07:00Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896Mechanical Hall fire aftermath, September 18984Mechanical Hall fire aftermath, September 1898. The fire that destroyed Mechanical Hall the night of September 26, 1898 was a devastating, but temporary, setback for OAC. Though classrooms, shops, athletic facilities, and electrical generating facilities were destroyed, the college persevered. The new gymnasium and armory, already under construction, was completed in early 1899. Through the efforts of regent and former legislator John Apperson, state funds quickly were approved for a new mechanical hall. A new powerhouse was completed in 1900, providing a stable source of electricity for the campus. (P101:517)plain2015-10-23T20:43:50-07:00P101_0517.jpg44.566986, -123.273201E. E. Wilson Photographic CollectionKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-07T23:01:55-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29Cadets in Front of Benton Hall, ca. 18924Cadets in front of Benton Hall, ca. 1892. What is now known as Benton Hall was the first building constructed on the original college farm, and has been the centerpiece of the eastern side of campus ever since. The cadet corps is in formation in front of the building in this photograph, perhaps to welcome the college's new president, John Bloss. In 1872 the college became the first in the Pacific Northwest to offer military instruction. (HC 38)plain2015-10-21T22:36:05-07:00HC0038.jpg44.566218, -123.274230Harriet's Photograph CollectionKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-05T21:46:32-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29Portrait of W. W. Bristow, ca. 18942Portrait of W. W. Bristow, ca. 1894. Bristow served on the college faculty from 1882 to 1894. He was principal of the preparatory department and also taught classes in bookkeeping and beekeeping. This photo was taken by OAC faculty member Emile Pernot. (HC 2979)plain2015-10-07T23:52:29-07:00HC2979_Bristow.jpgHarriet's Photograph CollectionKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-07T22:53:18-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29Students Haying on the College Farm, ca. 18902Students haying on the college farm, ca. 1890. One aspect of student life at OAC in the late 19th century was the requirement that agriculture students work five hours per week on the farm or in the garden during fall and spring terms. According to the 1890-91 college catalog, students received no pay for this work, but the “labor will be made instructive as far as possible.” During winter term, students worked in the mechanical shops. This photo was taken along the southern boundary of the original college farm. Sitting on the farm implement and holding a haying fork is E.E. Wilson, Class of 1889, who was enrolled as a post-graduate student in 1890-91. (P25:1288)plain2015-10-09T20:24:05-07:00P_25_1288.jpgOregon State University Historical PhotographsKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-05T22:30:34-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29Zoology Lab with Museum Collection, ca. 18922Zoology lab with museum collection, ca. 1892. John Fulton (Class of 1892), who taught chemistry at Oregon State for several decades, is standing, center-right, wearing a cap. F.L. Washburn taught zoology and entomology classes in the 1890s. Many of the zoological specimens in this photograph later became part of the collections of the Horner Museum. (HC 1157)plain2015-10-07T23:10:44-07:00HC1157_museum_Benotn_hall.jpgHarriet's Photograph CollectionKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-05T21:25:50-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29OAC Cadets, ca. 18952OAC cadets, ca. 1895. The cadet on the right is Harvey L. McAlister, known as “Pap” Hayseed. As a freshman he played center on OAC’s first football team. He fought in the Spanish-American War and farmed in Lexington, Oregon (Morrow County) until he retired in 1947. The identity of the cadet on the left is unknown. (HC 668)plain2015-10-07T23:26:37-07:00HC0668_1897_Mcallister_Palmer.jpgHarriet's Photograph CollectionKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-28T20:14:24-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29Professor John Letcher and Calculus Students, ca. 18921Professor John Letcher and calculus students, ca. 1892. Letcher (1853-1938, front row center) came to OAC in 1888 and taught mathematics, engineering and military science and tactics. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1873 with a degree in civil engineering, and was the son of Virginia’s Confederate governor. Letcher served as acting president in 1892 after Benjamin Arnold’s sudden death and before John Bloss arrived later that year. Letcher was one of the candidates for the position of president, but Bloss had an edge because of his experience as an education administrator. Letcher left OAC in 1894 to teach mathematics at the University of Oregon. (P25:1554)plain2015-10-28T20:14:24-07:00oregondigital_df70c781k.jpgOregon State University Historical PhotographsKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-05T21:10:33-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29Joaquin Miller Visiting OAC, Winter 1897-18981Joaquin Miller visiting OAC, winter 1897-1898. Miller was a popular Oregon poet, newspaper writer and editor, and lecturer known as the “Poet of the Sierras.” He spoke at OAC in the winter of 1897-98, and is shown in this photo sitting in the parlor of the Cauthorn Hall quarters of faculty member John Horner and his wife.plain2015-10-05T21:10:33-07:00HC2804_Joaquin_Miller.jpgKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29