Photograph
Collection - Main Building
(Selected Images, circa 1845-1941)
Summary:
This is an artificial collection of photographs of Main Building
(circa 1845-1941). The photographs in this collection have come
from a variety of sources over a period of years.
Interpretive:
This collection shows how the exterior and interior of Main
Building looked between 1845 and 1941 and helps to give a sense
of what it would have been like to have been at the College during
that time frame.
Status:
Non-Circulating
Notes:
Original type and size of photographs varies. These images available
online represent only a portion of the photographs of Main Building.
Viewing access to additional images is available through the Museum.
For information regarding reproductions and/or use, please see
Terms of Use.
Technical
Notes: None
Technical
Specs:
Master images saved as uncompressed TIFF files at 600 dpi in
either true color or grayscale depending on the original and/or
the amount of sepia tone present - unaltered image size. Access
and thumbnail images saved as JPEG files, medium to high quality,
at 300 and 100 dpi respectively in either true color or grayscale
depending on the original and/or the amount of sepia tone present
- image size altered, 600 pixels wide or tall respectively.
Select
An Image:
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1st
Main Building - Completed in 1845, burned in 1863
West and East wings added in 1856 and 1859, respectively
(circa 1860)
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1st
Main Building after the fire of 1863 (circa mid-to-late 1860s)
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2nd
Main Building - Completed in 1873, burned in 1904
(circa 1890s)
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2nd
Main Building, 1873-1904
Chapel / Stage
(circa 1895)
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2nd
Main Building, 1873-1904
Ethel Carr Peacock Reading Room (Library)
(circa 1895)
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2nd
Main Building, 1873-1904
Irving Literary Society Hall
(circa 1895)
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2nd
Main Building, 1873-1904
Emerson Literary Society Hall
(circa
1895)
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2nd
Main Building, 1873-1904
Art Studio
(circa
1895)
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2nd
Main Building, 1873-1904
Chemical Laboratory
(circa
1895)
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2nd
Main Building, 1873-1904
Physical Laboratory
(circa
1895)
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2nd
Main Building, 1873-1904
Dining Room
(circa
1895)
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2nd
Main Building, 1873-1904
Engine and Dynamo Room
(circa
1895)
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Reconstruction
on Main Building after the 1904 fire
In the center area, the beginning curve of the Rotunda can be
seen
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3rd
Main Building - Completed in 1904, burned in 1941
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3rd
Main Building, 1904-1941
Nighttime view of the Rotunda
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3rd
Main Building, 1904-1941
Library, Second Floor of the Rotunda
(circa 1930)
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