These OAC women are standing outside the front entrance to the college's first Mechanical Hall. Part of one of the floors of this building was used as a gymnasium.
This building was designed by Albany, OR, architect Charles Burggraf. It was built to provide classrooms and labs for agricultural departments and also included offices for the experiment station.
Lower campus looking west at Waldo Hall, (Agriculture Hall (Furman Hall), Administration Building (Benton Hall), Paleontology Lab (Chemical Lab), and Apperson Hall.
Lower campus looking west at the Mitchell Playhouse, Fairbanks Hall, Administration Building (Benton Hall), a water tower, Apperson Hall (Mechanical Hall), and Chemical Lab (Paleontology Lab). The image was used in the 1938 Orange and Black and 1898-1899 OAC Catalog.
This image shows the Hogg/Nash house (surrounded by trees) on the current site of Waldo Hall. At the far right is the Administration Building (present day Benton Hall), to the middle of center is the Gymnasium and Armory (present day Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center) and at the far left is Cauthorn Hall (present day Fairbanks Hall).
The water fountain in the foreground was a class gift and originally located in front of Agriculture Hall. The Paleontology Lab is now the OSU Women's Center.
The window panel on the roof of the building is the skylight for the college's photography studio. The Administration Building (Benton Hall) is in the background.