James H. Jensen (left) served as president of Oregon State University from 1961-1969. Within these eight years, Jensen expanded OSU faculty and facilities significantly and founded the 25 Year Club, which recognized employees who have worked at OSU for 25 years.
Baseball diamond, first athletic field, 1892-1893 (on the right) and lower campus view near what is now Jefferson Street. The Experiment Station gardens are on the left with the Court House, Central School, old Corvallis College are also left of the walkway.
This oblique aerial view of Corvallis, Oregon, shows downtown (lower right), the Oregon State College campus (middle left), and residential areas north and west of the campus and downtown. The hills, [now McDonald and Paul Dunn Forests] are located to the northwest. Because it is a composite of two prints, there is some discontinuity of roads in the middle-to-upper right portion. Notable landmarks include: Corvallis Lumber Company, established in 1909, at the confluence of the Marys and Willamette Rivers (center bottom). Hops Field on the east bank of the Willamette (bottom right corner) at the current location of the Corvallis Bypass and Alan B. Berg/Martin Luther King, Jr. Parks. Corvallis High School, constructed in 1935, at northern extent of residential areas (middle right). Fire-gutted Central School (middle) served as the Senior High School until 1935 and subsequently as the Junior High School until it was destroyed by fire in 1946. Western Oregon Packing Corp. Cannery on 9th Street.
The boys made constructive use of their time by cleaning up hospital and churchyards in Corvallis and in Alsea. The idea gained front page publicity in the Portland papers and many others., Calvary Church -- Evangenical United Brethren
The two-day "Torch of Progress" marathon ran from Springfield to Portland. The passage of Ballot Measure 1 in May 1964 authorized $30 million in bond borrowing capacity for use in college and university construction.
The two-day "Torch of Progress" marathon ran from Springfield to Portland. The passage of Ballot Measure 1 in May 1964 authorized $30 million in bond borrowing capacity for use in college and university construction.
Earl Price stands at left. Price worked for Oregon State for forty-three years and led the School of Agriculture from 1950 to 1965. Jess Hanson was a renowned local poultry breeder from about 1911-1966.
The Majestic theater is now located in the Porter Building. The store at the right was Witham's Ladies Shop. Johnson Porter's 1915 Hudson is shown in right front.