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A Photographic History of Oregon State University

Examples of Furniture Made by Industrial Arts Students, ca. 1915

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1. Zoology Lab with Museum Collection, ca. 1892
2. Surveying Class, 1907
3. Students Working with Farm Equipment in the Farm Mechanics Building, ca. 1912 Students working with farm equipment in the Farm Mechanics Building, ca. 1912. The building featured space for demonstration and operation of heavy farm equipment, machinery for testing farm equipment, and included a wide variety of representative machines. The 1914-15 college catalog stated “all of this expensive equipment is available to students in Farm Mechanics in the regular and short course work.” This building is Gilmore Hall today. (P47:1)
4. Examples of Furniture Made by Industrial Arts Students, ca. 1915
5. Dean Ava Milam and Graduate Student Caroline Chen, ca. 1927 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)
6. Rockne at OAC Summer Session Coaching School, ca. 1927
7. Men’s Fencing Class in the Men’s Gymnasium, 1930. Men’s fencing class in the Men’s Gymnasium, 1930. The college catalog stated that the physical education department “offers every man in the College an opportunity for wholesome participation in nearly every branch of recognized physical activity.” Those activities included swimming, boxing, polo, rowing, wrestling, fencing, tumbling, golf, cross country, speedball and playground ball. This photo was taken by Howell’s Studio, Corvallis. (HC 818)
8. Book Orders for Veterans Ready for Distribution in the Memorial Union Ballroom, ca. 1947
9. Teaching in the New Wing of the Home Economics Building, January 1954
10. Associate Registrar Eva Blackwell Prepares Diplomas for Commencement, 1963
11. Art Student Making a Lithograph in a Print Making Class, Fall 1969

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1. Stock judging pavilion, 1912 Stock judging pavilion, 1912. This facility, designed by John Bennes, was used by the Animal Husbandry Department for the showing of animals and to afford students “an opportunity to examine, score, test, and otherwise study the splendid specimens” of the college stock and those of farmers and breeders. Unfortunately the facility burned a few months after completion due to a malfunctioning woodstove. It was replaced with a similar, but more modest, structure. The recently completed (2012) James E. Oldfield Animal Teaching Center, which has a large demonstration area, includes a number of design elements similar to the 1912 pavilion. (P25:1161)
2. Construction of the temporary war barracks, 1918 Construction of the temporary war barracks, 1918. The implementation of the Students' Army Training Corps (SATC) in 1918 necessitated additional housing for male students. This building was quickly constructed to the west of the Forestry Building (visible to the right) and later used as a dormitory for men (Poling Hall). The dorm rooms held from two to six men, and the basement area included a cafeteria. The dormitory was used until 1928, when a new Men’s Dormitory (now Weatherford Hall) was built on the location. (HC 1342)
3. Cadet Corps and Band in Formation on Lawn in Front of the Administration Building, 1916
4. Students Working with Farm Equipment in the Farm Mechanics Building, ca. 1912 Students working with farm equipment in the Farm Mechanics Building, ca. 1912. The building featured space for demonstration and operation of heavy farm equipment, machinery for testing farm equipment, and included a wide variety of representative machines. The 1914-15 college catalog stated “all of this expensive equipment is available to students in Farm Mechanics in the regular and short course work.” This building is Gilmore Hall today. (P47:1)
5. Waldo Hall Reception, ca. 1910
7. Literary Societies Picnic, May 30, 1910
8. OAC Professor of Bacteriology Theodore Beckwith in His Lab, ca. 1913 OAC Professor of Bacteriology Theodore Beckwith in his lab, ca. 1913. The Bacteriology Department worked closely with other departments, such as Dairy Husbandry and Poultry Husbandry, on Experiment Station research projects. Beckwith was a member of the OAC faculty and chair of the Bacteriology Department from 1912 to 1919. He authored several Extension and Experiment Station publications. He later served as chair of UCLA’s Department of Bacteriology. (HC 949)
9. Examples of Furniture Made by Industrial Arts Students, ca. 1915
10. Liberty Loan Bond Drive Poster, ca. 1918