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150th_114. deHaviland DH-4.jpg

This photo is of the deHaviland DH-4 airplane donated to the university by the U.S. Navy for use by students. It arrived without an engine, but the…
150th_113. Building in 1928 v3.jpg

This composite includes 3 photos of construction on the campus. On the left is the new power plant, on the top is the new stone dormitory Barracks No.…
150th_112. Development plan drawing, 1927.jpg

By the time this drawing, produced by the Manning Offices Inc., a landscape design firm, was published in the September 1927 issue of the V.P.I.…
150th_111. View Down FacRow 1927.jpg

This photo is of the road down Faculty Row, with Patton Hall visible on the left.
150th_109. class ring 1928.jpg

This photo depicts the Class of 1928's class ring. The rings were presented to every member of the class at the first "Ring Banquet" held by the Class…
150th_106b. Barracks nos 6 and 7.jpg

These photos depict the new Barracks No. 6 building, dedicated in September 1927, and Barracks No. 7, which was converted from the Science Hall and…
150th_106a. BOV_1921-1926_Pg309 4 racks high.jpg

This photo from the President's report to the Board of Visitors at the January 28, 1926, meeting, illustrates the dire need for dormitories on campus.…
150th_105b. DedicationDay Miles and WarMemHall 1926_1023 v6.jpg

This composite includes photos from Dedication Day for Miles Stadium and War Memorial Hall on October 23, 1926. Alumni were invited to a homecoming…
150th_105a. MilesStadium WarMem construction 1926_01 v2.jpg

This composite depicts War Memorial Hall, its gymnasium, and Miles Stadium while under contruction in 1926.
150th_104x. FFV FFA.jpg

This photo is of a plaque on the table where Future Farmers of Virginia (later expanded to Future Farmers of America) was founded by Walter S. Newman,…
150th_104. Librarians Jones_1919 and Brown_1925.jpg

This composite includes a 1919 photo of Eleanor Isabelle Jones, university librarian from 1913 to 1923, and a 1925 photo of Ralph Minthorne Brown,…
150th_103. Dorms and HomeEc 1925.jpg

This cover from the Bulletin of VPI, Vol. XIX, No. 1, November 1925, indicates the need for funds for a new dormitory on campus, and this photo…
150th_100. Patton Hall.jpg

This composite photo of Patton Hall includes a drawing by Carneal & Johnston, Architects, of the intended final building and a photo of the hall…
150th_099. turkey hens 1925.jpg

This newspaper clipping describes the women's basketball team's victory over the "Bashful Basketeers" of Concord State. One of the captions uses the…
150th_098. campus proposed layout 1925_01.jpg

This map depicts the proposed lay-out of the V. P. I. campus in 1925.
150th_097. rural electrification 1924.jpg

This newspaper clipping shows a photograph of electic lines leading to an unidentified farm.
150th_096. AgExtensionDivBldg 1926_01.jpg

This photo depicts the Agricultural Extension Division Building shortly after its construction was finished and it had been occupied.
150th_095. Proposed WarMemHall.jpg

These architechtual drawings depict the proposed plans for War Memoial Hall and Gymnasium.
150th_092. Work starts on stadium 1923_07.jpg

This photo depicts President J. A. Burruss breaking ground to start the construction of a new athletic stadium.
150th_089. Buggies etc on stoop roof 1923.jpg

This photo depicts Lane Hall (Barracks No. 1) presumably after the sophmore banquet.
150th_088. Brumfield MaryEllaCarr.jpg

This photo depicts Mary Ella Carr Brumfield, who was the first woman to receive a degree from V. P. I.
150th_087b. Woodshop in McBryde 1921-22.jpg

This photo depicts a class in the woodworking shop in McBryde Hall in 1921.
150th_087a. Opportunities by 4.jpg

These pages are from the Bulletin of VPI, Vol. XV, No. 6, Sept. 1922, and it advertises different opportunites that V. P. I. had for women in…
150th_086b. AgEd Bldg.jpg

This photo depicts the Agricultural Building at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
150th_085b. Golden Jubilee right v4.jpg

This photo depicts the alumni gathering at the main tent at the Golden Jubilee. The inside of the tent is also pictured. Also pictured is an ariel…
150th_085a. Golden Jubilee left.jpg

This photo depicts the Alumni Registration and Information Area at the Golden Jubliee. Also pictured are several alumni from the Classes of 1875…
150th_081. 1920 Mess Formation.jpg

This photo depicts the Corps of Cadets in mess formation sometime during 1920.
150th_080. Burruss 1919.jpg

This photo depicts J. A. Burruss. Burruss was the President of the University from 1919 to 1945.
150th_077. TheRock.jpg

This photo depicts the World War I memorial, also known as "The Rock", that is on campus. This memorial was first unveiled in July 1919 just before…
150th_076. Virginia flu 1918.jpg

This poster warns people not to enter a specific area without permission from the Board of Health becuase of the Influenza outbreak.
150th_075. SATC Officers 1918.jpg

This photo depicts the Officers of the Student Army Training Corps in 1918.
150th_074. Enlisted Training Detachment 1918b.jpg

This photo depicts several men who were enrolled in the Enlisted Men's Technical School. This school was an eight week course that was meant to teach…
150th_073. Help Your Boy 1917.jpg

This pamphlet put out by the United States Food Administration asks people to eat less wheat and meat so that more can be sent to the soldiers…
150th_071b. America Here's My Boy.jpg

This is the cover of sheet music entitled "The Sentiment of Every American Mother: America Here's My Boy," ca. 1917, by Andrew B. Sterling and Arthur…
150th_071a. 1917 Cadets leave for FtMyer.jpg

This photo depicts the V. P. I. cadets leaving for Fort Myer in 1917.
150th_070. Charles E Vawter c1912.jpg

This photo deicts Charles E. Vawter Jr., who was a Professor of Physics at V. P. I. until his resignation in 1917.
150th_068. Commencement 1915 promenade on Main walk.jpg

This photo depicts a procession that started infront of the academic buildings and finished at the field house for the commencement ceremony.
150th_065. Owens Sears Meade Freeman Mays v2.jpg

This composite photo depicts Charles Owens, John Sears, Floyd Meade, Alonzo Freeman, and Preston Mays. These men were some of the first African…
150th_063. Smallpox 1913_1015 Richmond Virginian.jpg

This newspaper article describes several smallpox cases that occurred in Blacksburg in 1913. It is aso noted in the article that everyone at the…
150th_062. Shops Building Burned.jpg

This photo depicts the Shops Building shortly after it burned down in 1913.
150th_058. 1911 ring.jpg

This Virginia Tech class ring is from the Class of 1911. 1911 was also the first year that the University made class rings. This photo is from the VT…
150th_WBasketball.jpg

This photo depicts the women's basketball team playing a game in the 1980s. The Virginia Tech player who is pictured is Renee Dennis, #44, played from…
150th_VPIseal.jpeg

This photo depicts the seal of Virginia Polytechnic Institute after the University's name was changed in 1944.
150th_VictoryMarch2.jpg

This song was written by Cadet Charles Steinwedel after the Gobbles upset Georgetown in football in 1942.
150th_VictoryMarch1.jpg

This song was written by Cadet Charles Steinwedel after the Gobbles upset Georgetown in football in 1942.
150th_University.png

These clippings discuss Virginia Polytechnic Institute's name change to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
150th_ThomasHall.jpg

This photo depicts Thomas Hall shortly after it was built. Thomas hall was a dormitory that was named after Medal of Honor recipient, Herbert Thomas.
150th_Swimming.jpg

This photo depicts the swimming team in 1970 after the sport was made the first intercollegiate competitive sport for women.
150th_SmythBiology.jpg

This photo depicts a biology classroom that was located in Smyth Hall. The building was originally known as the Natural Sciences Building but was…
150th_SeaGrant1.jpg

This flier depicts the logo for the Virginia Sea Grant Program at Virginia Tech.
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