OAC cadets with rifles, Benton Hall in background, circa 1904
- Title
- OAC cadets with rifles, Benton Hall in background, circa 1904
- LC Subject
- Military cadets Military education College buildings Benton Hall Rifles Drill and minor tactics Administration Building Community Hall
- Creator
- Oregon State University. Reserve Officers Training Corps
- Description
- Formation of OAC Cadets with rifles/bayonets overhead. Officers with sabres around perimeter of formation. Benton Hall in background. Cadets are issued the pre-Spanish American War standard uniform from 1895 in dark blue with standard forage cap. Rifles are most likely Springfield 1873 Trapdoor single shot, black powder modified muskets. This was a standard issue during the Spanish American War before more modern types were available. The label at bottom reads: "OAC Cadets 1904", written with fountain pen. Significant photo of the early 1900s with use of the dark blue uniform.
- Work Type
- photographic prints photographs
- Location
- Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
- Date
- 1904 circa
- Identifier
- P002:249
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Local Collection Name
- Oregon State University Military Photographs Collection, 1875-1975 (P 002)
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- Historical Images of Oregon State University OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Primary Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Is Part Of
- Series 1: Pre World War One, 1875-1917
- Institution
- Oregon State University