Historical Images of Oregon State University

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1. Campus, State Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon, circa 1900
Campus, State Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon, circa 1900
Description
Map showing the grounds, buildings, and water systems circa 1900. This is the earliest extant campus map held by Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Research Center.
2. Plan of Sewerage System for the Oregon Agricultural College, 1898
Plan of Sewerage System for the Oregon Agricultural College, 1898
Description
The map shows all buildings and utility lines (sewer, water, steam).
3. Women’s physical culture class, outside of Mechanical Hall, circa 1896
Women’s physical culture class, outside of Mechanical Hall, circa 1896
Description
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.
4. Portrait of Wallis Nash
Portrait of Wallis Nash
Description
Nash, a native of England, was a Benton County lawyer and entrepreneur. He served on the college's initial board of regents.
5. OAC cadets Harvey McAllister and Eddie Palmer, circa 1897
OAC cadets Harvey McAllister and Eddie Palmer, circa 1897
Description
Harvey L. McAllister, known as "Pap Hayseed," graduated from OAC in 1897 with a degree in agriculture. He served in the Spanish-American war and then worked as a farmer in Lexington, Oregon. Thomas Edward Palmer was a 1900 graduate of OAC in electrical engineering and served as the leader of the cadet band his senior year.
6. View of Mechnical Hall, Alpha Hall, and the Octagonal Barn
View of Mechnical Hall, Alpha Hall, and the Octagonal Barn
Description
View looking west from the Administration Building (Benton Hall).
7. College greenhouses
College greenhouses
Description
This greenhouse complex was part of an expansion of college agricultural facilities that began in 1889. Standing on the right is George Coote, instructor in horticulture. The Administration Building (Benton Hall) is in the background.
8. OAC students on the steps of the Administration Building
OAC students on the steps of the Administration Building
Description
Harvey McAlister, known as "Pap Hayseed" while a student at OAC, is seated in the second row, holding an open book.
9. Campus view, 1899
Campus view, 1899
Description
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.
10. View of the back wing of Alpha Hall, looking to the northeast
View of the back wing of Alpha Hall, looking to the northeast
Description
View also shows the water tower and Mechanical Hall. Alpha Hall was constructed in 1889.