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1. OAC cadets drilling with rifles, Benton Hall in background, circa 1907
OAC cadets drilling with rifles, Benton Hall in background, circa 1907
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OAC cadets drilling on lower campus field. Benton Hall, water tank, and smokestack of power plant (now Owens hall) in the background. Good detail of Education Hall to the left of photo. Men are drilling with rifles held overhead, led by cadet officer with sabre.
2. OAC cadet officers, circa 1900
OAC cadet officers, circa 1900
Description
Five OAC cadet officers in dress tunics with sabres. Men have OAC collar badges and early style campaign hats.
3. OAC cadets with caisson/limbers, Benton Hall in background, circa 1905
OAC cadets with caisson/limbers, Benton Hall in background, circa 1905
Description
Cadet formation on lower campus showing two caisson/limbers. Uniforms of the 1900-1909 period with high collars of white shirts, early style campaign hats, and shoulder epaulette rank insignias. Benton Hall in background has been converted to stucco from the original brick, dating later than 1899. Early style caissons are for ceremonial purposes/training with horse teams and not set up for artillery.
4. Cadet company formation with Mechanical Hall in background, circa 1905
Cadet company formation with Mechanical Hall in background, circa 1905
Description
Cadet regiment formation in dress uniforms, forage caps, and high collar tunics, circa 1900-1909. Newly built Mechanical Hall and smoke stack of plant (Owen Hall) in background. Caption written in fountain pen: "OAC Cadets '05." Photograph can be attributed to Emery Photographers.
5. OAC cadet officer, circa 1900
OAC cadet officer, circa 1900
Description
Photo of OAC cadet officer posed in dress tunic with sabre. Rank epaulets of the circa 1900 era uniform. Cadet has OAC collar badges and early style campaign hat. Portrait was taken at the Gardner Photography Studio in Corvallis, Oregon.
6. Cadet formation with fixed bayonets, circa 1912
Cadet formation with fixed bayonets, circa 1912
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Cadet company with fixed bayonets. Brimmed service caps of the 1911 pattern with canvas leggings date the uniforms to between 1910-1915. The rifles issued are the M1898 Krag-Jorgensen bolt action of the Spanish American War vintage. They were the first rifles to mount a modern style knife bayonet.
7. Cadet company formation, circa 1910
Cadet company formation, circa 1910
Description
Cadet formation in dress uniforms and white gloves. At attention in review. Uniforms indicate circa 1910 with brimmed caps and canvas leggings.
8. OAC cadets on parade in Portland to honor Teddy Roosevelt, circa 1912
OAC cadets on parade in Portland to honor Teddy Roosevelt, circa 1912
Description
OAC cadet battalion marching in parade to honor Theodore Roosevelt in Portland, Oregon. Cadets are marching with rifles. Campaign hats are worn with uniforms.
9. OAC cadets on parade in Portland to honor Teddy Roosevelt, circa 1912
OAC cadets on parade in Portland to honor Teddy Roosevelt, circa 1912
Description
OAC cadet battalion marching in parade to honor Theodore Roosevelt in Portland, Oregon. Cadets are marching with rifles. Campaign hats are worn with uniforms.
10. OAC cadets in formation, Company "B" 1st Battalion, circa 1912
OAC cadets in formation, Company "B" 1st Battalion, circa 1912
Description
Company formation of OAC cadets of Company "B", 1st Battalion. Standard uniforms with high collars and field caps. High boots with early canvas puttees. Formation is at attention with officer in front with ceremonial sword. Dating between 1901-1914. Based on the uniforms, this photo was probably taken in the early 1910s. Formation photos of units appeared in the Beaver Yearbooks.
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