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A Photographic History of Oregon State University
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Local business exposition, 1929. Oregon State has a long history of hosting special events, both affiliated and not affiliated with the school. This exposition, held in the arena portion of the Armory (McAlexander Fieldhouse) featured many local businesses, especially auto dealers. (Courtesy Benton County Historical Society, #20020910018)
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Students Haying on the College Farm, ca. 1890
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Students 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)
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Members of the Class of 1902 with Their Class Gift, the Lady of the Fountain, 1903
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Members of the class of 1902 with their class gift, the Lady of the Fountain, 1903. The fountain was located on lower campus approximately where Madison Avenue is today and thirty yards west of 9th Street. (P25:1211)
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Class of 1904 “Flunk Day” Celebration, Spring 1904
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Class of 1904 “Flunk Day” celebration, spring 1904. The students utilized a steam-powered tractor, “the latest in hayride conveyances,” to pull their wagons on this outing. (HC 8)
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Students and Faculty Assembled in the Administration Building, ca. 1905
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Students and faculty assembled in the Administration Building, ca. 1905. The assembly hall, sometimes referred to as the chapel, was located in the middle of the second floor of what is now Benton Hall. In the first few years after the building was opened, the space was used for chapel services, which students were required to attend. It was also used for general assemblies, as well as lectures and musical performances. This area later became the library reading room. (P16:699)
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Junior-Senior Football Game, December 4, 1909
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Junior-Senior football game, December 4, 1909. Athletic competitions between classes were common in the early 20th century. Football games played in the snow were uncommon – rain was the usual weather element in early December. (P17:1300)
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Waldo Hall Reception, ca. 1910
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Waldo Hall reception, ca. 1910. Waldo Hall included a large living room area that was suitable for events such as this reception. Some of the columns are still visible on Waldo Hall’s second floor. (P25:1220)
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Volleyball Game South of Science Hall (Furman Hall), ca. 1915
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Volleyball game south of Science Hall (Furman Hall), ca. 1915. Informal outdoor activities were an important part of student life. By the end of the 1910s, OAC had developed a robust intramural sports program for both men and women. (P25:315)
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Residents in the Margaret Snell Hall Living Room, ca. 1925
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Residents in the Margaret Snell Hall living room, ca. 1925. Snell Hall (Ballard Extension Hall) opened in 1921 as residence hall for women. Like Waldo Hall, it included a large, comfortable common living room area complete with fireplace. This image appeared in the 1926 Beaver yearbook. (P16:995)
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Local Business Exposition, 1929
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Local business exposition, 1929. Oregon State has a long history of hosting special events, both affiliated and not affiliated with the school. This exposition, held in the arena portion of the Armory (McAlexander Fieldhouse) featured many local businesses, especially auto dealers. (Courtesy Benton County Historical Society, #20020910018)
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Benny Beaver, 1939
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Benny Beaver appearance, Nov. 18, 1939. Although Ken Austin is credited with being the first student to appear as Benny Beaver in the fall of 1952, another student made a one time appearance thirteen years before Austin’s debut. This card-playing stunt occurred during the halftime of the OSC-California game and was witnessed by nine thousand fans. OSC won 21-0. (P17:1198)
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Marian Stebbinger Playing the Chimes, 1947
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Marian Stebbinger playing the chimes, 1947. The chimes, located in Benton Hall, were a gift of the alumni association and could be heard twice daily. In 1957 Oregon State raised funds for a carillon, which was installed in the Memorial Union. For many years the carillon has chimed out the Fight Song and the Alma Mater at 5:00 p.m. each day. The carillon was automated in the 1990s with a digital sound system. (HC 726)
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Students Sunbathing on the Roof of Snell Hall, ca. 1962
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Students sunbathing on the roof of Snell Hall, ca. 1962. OSU students to this day “catch some rays” on the first warm and sunny days in the spring. Snell Hall was used as a women’s residence hall from 1958 to 1973. (P57:1152)
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A Sea of Umbrellas, Parker Stadium, ca. 1971
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A sea of umbrellas, Parker Stadium, ca. 1971. Rain during late fall football games at OSU is almost a sure bet. Umbrellas were a common site at OSU football games for decades. Because they often interfered with other fans’ views, they later were banned from football games. (P195, Acc. 97:015)
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Winners of the Six-Kilometer Homecoming Fun Run with Benny Beaver, 1983
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Winners of the six-kilometer Homecoming Fun Run with Benny Beaver, 1983. Sponsored by the Alumni Association Student Council, the fun run is typical of more contemporary homecoming events. (P57:7363)
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Campus Recycling Crew, 1992
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Campus Recycling crew, 1992. Recycling and other sustainability issues have been part of OSU’s campus culture for many years. During World War II, OSC students regularly participated in scrap metal drives and recycling of nylon stockings – materials badly needed for the war effort. Today’s Campus Recycling program was established as a part of Property Management Dept. in 1979, and originally focused on paper recycling. Campus Recycling’s current program is very comprehensive, and includes paper, metal, glass, plastic, cardboard, batteries, and computer/electronics recycling, collection of compostable food waste and packaging material, and educational events to inform the campus community about sustainability and waste reduction. (P57, Accession 2006:046)
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YMCA, Y Hut, ca. 1920
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Y-Hut, ca. 1920. Built to accommodate a larger YMCA presence on campus during World War I, the Y-Hut was located from 1918 to 1927 where the Memorial Union is today. It was erected by the National War Work Council of the YMCA. The Y-Hut was removed in early 1927 to make way for the MU. The YWCA remained in Shepard Hall. (HC 1208)
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Celebrating OSC's Victory over NYU, 1928
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Coach Paul Schissler (left) and football team member Howard Maple receiving a trophy from Portland Mayor George Baker, celebrating OSC's victory over New York University, 1928. Oregon State concluded an up-and-down season in 1928 by traveling 3,000 miles to play the much heralded New York University Violets in Yankee Stadium on Thanksgiving Day, November 29. The 25-13 Beaver victory, considered one of college football's biggest upsets of the season, was called "one of the prettiest games of the year to watch" by a New York sportswriter. On the team's return trip, crowds at LaGrande, Pendleton, The Dalles, Portland and Corvallis greeted the victors. The trophy awarded by Mayor Baker was inscribed, "To Oregon State College by the citizens of Portland presented in commemoration of the football victory, Oregon State College over New York University Yankee Stadum, New York O.S.C. 25 - N.Y.U. 13 November 29, 1928 (HC 918)
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Residents in the Margaret Snell Hall Living Room, ca. 1925
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Residents in the Margaret Snell Hall living room, ca. 1925. Snell Hall (Ballard Extension Hall) opened in 1921 as residence hall for women. Like Waldo Hall, it included a large, comfortable common living room area complete with fireplace. This image appeared in the 1926 Beaver yearbook. (P16:995)
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Coach Paul Schissler Receiving a Trophy Celebrating OSC's Victory Over New York University, 1928
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Coach Paul Schissler (left) and football team member Howard Maple receiving a trophy from Portland Mayor George Baker, celebrating OSC's victory over New York University, 1928. Oregon State concluded an up-and-down season in 1928 by traveling 3,000 miles to play the much heralded New York University Violets in Yankee Stadium on Thanksgiving Day, November 29. The 25-13 Beaver victory, considered one of college football's biggest upsets of the season, was called "one of the prettiest games of the year to watch" by a New York sportswriter. On the team's return trip, crowds at LaGrande, Pendleton, The Dalles, Portland and Corvallis greeted the victors. The trophy awarded by Mayor Baker was inscribed, "To Oregon State College by the citizens of Portland presented in commemoration of the football victory, Oregon State College over New York University Yankee Stadium, New York O.S.C. 25 - N.Y.U. 13 November 29, 1928 (HC 918)
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Canning Berries in the Horticultural Products Canning Lab, ca. 1920
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Canning berries in the Horticultural Products canning lab, ca. 1920. The second floor of the Horticultural Products Building included this seventy-two foot long canning room. An addition to the building in 1924 provided a new space of nearly 2,800 square feet for the canning lab and included two complete lines of canning machinery. (HC 936)
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School of Forestry Tree Nursery, 1925
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School of Forestry Tree Nursery, 1925. The School of Forestry established this tree nursery soon after the Forestry Building (Moreland Hall) was built in 1917. In 1925 the nursery contained nearly 100 species. Many of the trees in the large grove south of Moreland Hall are remnants of this nursery. (HC 849)
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Class reunion attendees, June 1926
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Class reunion attendees, June 1926. Class reunions became popular in the 1920s, and were often planned to be close to commencement. This reunion tent hosted members of graduating classes from 1904 through 1907. They were viewing “old time pictures and mementoes.” The alumni included (from left) A.G. Bouquet, Anne Ewing Wayson, Harry Auld, Minette Phillips Espy, Phillip Gearhart, Madeline Nichold, Sam Graf, Fred Roth, Floyd Rowland, Harold G. Rumbraugh, Letha Rickard Porter, and Fred Ewing. The Golden Jubilee Reunion, the Alumni Association’s primary reunion, brings together members of the graduating class from fifty years ago. (HC 1102)
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Local Business Exposition, 1929
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Local business exposition, 1929. Oregon State has a long history of hosting special events, both affiliated and not affiliated with the school. This exposition, held in the arena portion of the Armory (McAlexander Fieldhouse) featured many local businesses, especially auto dealers. (Courtesy Benton County Historical Society, #20020910018)
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Rockne at OAC Summer Session Coaching School, ca. 1927
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Rockne at OAC summer session coaching school, ca. 1927. Rockne is wearing the leather football helmet. To his left is OAC football coach Paul Schissler. The fieldwork part of Rockne’s class took place at Bell Field. In the background are the Forestry Building and Men’s Gymnasium. (HC 22)
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Dean Ava Milam and Graduate Student Caroline Chen, ca. 1927
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Dean Ava Milam and graduate student Caroline Chen, ca. 1927. Chen, who was from Peking (now Beijing), was one of the first home economics graduate students from China to attend Oregon State. Milam developed strong relationships with many Pacific Rim countries, including China, Korea, and Japan, and many students came to Oregon State because of her work in those countries. (MSS – Ava Milam Clark Papers)
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