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491. Pioneer train. (verso)
Pioneer train. (verso)
Description
[A dozen covered wagons pulled by mules pose on open landscape. Man with saddle horse in foreground. Date per Angelus imprint]
492. Corvallis College
Corvallis College
Description
Corvallis College as it appeared in about 1868. It was located in the center of the block bounded by Fifth, Sixth, Madison, and Monroe Streets in Corvallis, Oregon.
493. William A. Finley as a young man, circa 1865
William A. Finley as a young man, circa 1865
Description
Photograph was possibly taken at time of marriage. William Asa Finley served as the first president of Corvallis College from 1865 to 1872. He was appointed as president in 1865 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South and was president at the time the college was chosen as the agricultural college for Oregon under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act.
494. Sarah and W. A. Finley as bride and groom
Sarah and W. A. Finley as bride and groom
Description
Rev. and Mrs. William A. Finley. William A. Finley was the first president of Corvallis College from 1865-1872. Finley was a Methodist minister who helped alter the reputation of Corvallis College from a "pioneer high school" to a higher education institution.
495. Corvallis Main Street
Corvallis Main Street
Description
Street view of Main Street (Second Street), Corvallis, Oregon in 1869. This is one of the earliest known photographs of downtown Corvallis. Versalius N. Preston and L. F. Wilson (father of E. E. Wilson) are standing on the single-horse dray near the center of the image.
496. Manuscript by Leander Ligget titled "Spring, Spring," October 11, 1869
Manuscript by Leander Ligget titled "Spring, Spring," October 11, 1869
497. Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Description
The Presbyterian Church was completed in 1864.
498. Title page of William F. Herrin's essay, "Success; the result of Application and Perserverance," circa 1872
Title page of William F. Herrin's essay, "Success; the result of Application and Perserverance," circa 1872
499. Report from the record of the Columbia Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, October 26, 1866.
Report from the record of the Columbia Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, October 26, 1866.
500. List of students in various classes, OAC, September-December 1869
List of students in various classes, OAC, September-December 1869
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