Historical Images of Oregon State University

Officers with unidentified dignitary, circa 1915

Title
Officers with unidentified dignitary, circa 1915
LC Subject
Military education Military cadets
Creator
Oregon State University. Reserve Officers Training Corps
Description
Informal group of officers conversing on parade field. Unidentified dignitary in overcoat and bowler hat may be a Military Department representative. Dress uniforms with blue tunics and yellow stripes on trousers are of the pre-WWI vintage. Service caps indicate a pre-WWI uniform style as well. Rifles are M1896 Krag-Jorgensen bolt action of Spanish American War vintage. Dating of circa 1915 is based on early style brim on service caps and canvas leggings. The Inspection Day by the Military Department was a special event each year on the OAC campus.
Work Type
photographic prints photographs
Location
Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1915 circa
Identifier
P002:807
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Oregon State University Military Photographs Collection, 1875-1975 (P 002)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
Historical Images of Oregon State University OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of
Series 1: Pre World War One, 1875-1917
Institution
Oregon State University