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1. OAC cadets drilling with rifles, Benton Hall in background, circa 1907

OAC cadets drilling with rifles, Benton Hall in background, circa 1907

Description: OAC cadets drilling on lower campus field. Benton Hall, water tank, and smokestack of power plant (now Owens hall) in the background. Good detail of Education Hall to the left of photo. Men are drilling with rifles held overhead, led by cadet officer with sabre.

2. OAC cadets with caisson/limbers, Benton Hall in background, circa 1905

OAC cadets with caisson/limbers, Benton Hall in background, circa 1905

Description: Cadet formation on lower campus showing two caisson/limbers. Uniforms of the 1900-1909 period with high collars of white shirts, early style campaign hats, and shoulder epaulette rank insignias. Benton Hall in background has been converted to stucco from the original brick, dating later than 1899. Early style caissons are for ceremonial purposes/training with horse teams and not set up for artillery.

3. Cadet company formation with Mechanical Hall in background, circa 1905

Cadet company formation with Mechanical Hall in background, circa 1905

Description: Cadet regiment formation in dress uniforms, forage caps, and high collar tunics, circa 1900-1909. Newly built Mechanical Hall and smoke stack of plant (Owen Hall) in background. Caption written in fountain pen: "OAC Cadets '05." Photograph can be attributed to Emery Photographers.

4. OAC cadets with rifles, Benton Hall in background, circa 1904

OAC cadets with rifles, Benton Hall in background, circa 1904

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.

5. Cadet formation on lower campus, circa 1905

Cadet formation on lower campus, circa 1905

Description: Formation of OAC Cadets with rifles on lower campus with Benton Hall in background, circa 1895. Paleontology Building (built in 1892, now Women's center) to the right of Benton Hall. Men are wearing the standard blue tunics with brimmed caps. Rifles show the older type of bayonets, probably on rifles of pre-Spanish American War vintage.