Heavy artillery, affectionately known as "Aggie Boy"
- Title
- Heavy artillery, affectionately known as "Aggie Boy"
- LC Subject
- Military cadets Ordnance Military weapons McAlexander Fieldhouse
- Description
- Aggie Boy was the name given to the heavy artillery training piece assigned to OAC in the 1920s. This is detailed view of the M1918 155mm Howitzer, a French design from WWI. Cadet leaning on gun carriage at right. The west side of the Armory (Mc Alexander Field House) in background. "Aggie Boy" has been hand painted in black on the barrel of the artillery piece.
- Work Type
- photographs
- Date
- 1920 circa
- Identifier
- Archives87/P2_660 Artillery 155mm Aggie Boy
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Local Collection Name
- Oregon State University Military Photographs Collection, 1875-1975 (P 002)
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Historical Images of Oregon State University
- Primary Set
- Historical Images of Oregon State University
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Modified
- 2015-02-10
- Submission Date
- 2012-10-15