The photo shows the Monroe Street (north) entrance to the Engineering Laboratory which was completed in 1920. It originally included a materials lab, a hydraulics lab, and a steam and gas engine lab, all served by a 5-ton electric crane. Building was designed by John Bennes and named for alumnus and long-time faculty member Samuel Graf, who chaired the department of mechanical engineering from 1934 to 1954.
The south section of the building contained offices, classrooms, and smaller labs, such as the fuel and oil testing lab. Building designed by John Bennes.
Milosh Popovich was a faculty member for the Engineering department from 1941-1959. Popovich served as the Dean of the Engineering department from 1954-1959, then became Vice President of Oregon State University from 1959-1979.