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Photograph of the Preston and Olin building (the first building on the VAMC campus when the college opened in 1872)
Catalogue of Students, Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1872-1873, including name and home county
List of students attending VAMC in 1872-1873, including name and home county
Photograph of "Dutch Alley," c.1874-1875
Picture of the first academic building on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College campus, c.1878
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Class of 1888
Photograph of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Class of 1888.
Photograph of the first football team at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
V.A.M.C. Football Team, 1892. The first "Tech" Football Team. Coached and Managed by Prof. E.A. Smyth, Jr. Back row (l to r): Minor, William Howe; Guignard, Christopher Gadsden; Lancaster, Leslie Helm; Professor E.A. Smyth, Jr, Coach and Manager;…
Anatomy Class, spring 1892
Photograph of the Anatomy Class, spring 1892. From left, Newman, Gregory, Christian, Robert Cowardin, C. W. Courtland, Professor Smyth.
Photograph of the 1893 Football team
V.A.M.C. Football Team, 1893. Back: Friend, Charles Thomas; Robinson, John William; Martin, Tarpley Douglas; Bond, Frank Eugene; (l to r). Front: Guignard, Christopher Gadsden; Kerfoot, Edward Judson; Patrick,Nerbon Robert; Sayers, Henry Davis;…
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Officers in 1893
Photograph of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Officers in 1893. Front row, left to right, Col. J. A. Harmon, Commandant (Lieut. 7th U. S. Cavalry); Major R. E. Wright; Capt. A. F. Finch; Capt. E. P. Minor; and Capt. J. W. Stull. Back…
VPI Class of 1896
Photograph of the VPI Class of 1896. Top row, left to right, Samuel Henry Sheib, James Ringold Guy, Bevard Davidson Miller, Meade Ferguson. Second row, Eduard Judson Kerfoot, Franklin Pierce Turner, Alexander Parker Eskridge. Third row,James Hamilton…
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Unknown cadet, 1896
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
Photograph, Creamery and Cheese Factory, 1897
This photo depicts the creamery and cheese factory on campus in 1897. The building was located close to where Price Hall is today.
Photograph of cadets having a party in a dorm room, 1898
Certificate, Price, Harvey L., VPI Diploma, 1898-06-15 (Ms1975-001)
This is the VPI diploma of Harvey L. Price, who graduated in 1898. Listed are the signatures of prominent educators, such as President McBryde and Professors Smyth, Campbell, Davidson, Randolph, and Pritchard, among others.
Photograph, Mary Goodwin Lacy, 1899
This is a photograph of Mary Goodwin Lacy that was taken in 1899.
Photograph of the laying of the cornerstone at the YMCA building
Photograph of the President's House at VAMC
Photograph of the President's House at VAMC
Document, VPI Board of Visitors Minutes, 1901-02-19 (RG 1/3)
The February 19, 1901 minutes of the Executive Committee of the VPI Board of Visitors contains the lease to rent the approx. 500 acres of Smithfield (not including the house or the yard) from Mrs. Janis P. Boulware for $1000 per year for five years.
Newspaper,
The Virginia Tech
masthead, 1903-10-21
Masthead of the first issue of The Virginia Tech newspaper, reporting on football games with N.C. A&M (North Carolina State), St. Albans School, and the opening "German" dance of the school year, October 21, 1903.
Photograph, Gibboney Field, 1904
This photo depicts Gibboney Field in 1904, after the first permanent bleachers were installed.
Photograph, Shops Building, 1904
This photo depicts the shops building after it's expansion in 1904.
Resignation of VPI's Junior Class, 1904
In 1904 the Junior Class resigned after a fellow cadet was dismissed from the University. The junior class drafted this statement where they said that if the student was not reinstated that they would all resign from the University.
Photograph of Cecil Fisher's barracks room in 1905
This photograph is of what was then Room 115. The photograph was a gift of Lon Savage.
Photograph of a cadet at a standing desk, possibly in a dorm room, 1905
Photograph, Company F, 1905
This photo depicts Company F of the Corps of Cadets in 1905.
Women's Basketball: The Early Years
This is the text of the history of early women's basketball at VPI, taken from The Tin Horn, the 1929 women's yearbook. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary digital exhibit.
Article, "Dr. McBryde's Resignation," 1906-10-26
Portion of front page of The Virginia Tech, Vol. 4, No. 4, October 26, 1906 issue reports on the resignation of President McBryde. There is also an article on a coming performance of The Mikado and on the arrival of the Clemson football team.
Photograph, Agricultural Building, 1907
This photo depicts the agricultural building after its construction had been finished.
Serial,
The Student Handbook
, pp. 20 & 27, 1908/1909
The Student Handbook, or "Rat Bible", which was later named The Guidon, is a serial publication for the Corps of Cadets that outlines the rules and regulations of the organization, which was used as the student handbook for the university, 1908-1909…
Map, Campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1911 (Map0359)
This map depicts campus buildings and pathway dimensions, 1911.
Newspaper,
The Virginia Tech
masthead, 1913-01-22
Front page of the Virginia Tech, reporting on the installation of wireless stations on campus, a speech by the secretary of the YMCA, a performance by the Chicago Ladies' Orchestra, and a basketball game between the junior varsity "Rats" and the…
Newspaper, "V.P.I. will have athletic building," 1913-10-23
Front page of The Virginia Tech, reporting that VPI will be constructing an athletic building, as well as a game between football alumni and the JV team, and the opening season dances from the German and Cotillion Clubs, October 23, 1913.
Clipping, "Denies Blacksburg Smallpox Epidemic," undated
This newspaper article describes several smallpox cases that occurred in Blacksburg in 1913. It is aso noted in the article that everyone at the University had been vaccinated prior to the outbreak.
Photograph, Promenade on way to First Commencement at Field House, 1915
This photo depicts a procession that started infront of the academic buildings and finished at the field house for the commencement ceremony.
Photograph, "Shops under construction," 1915
Photograph of the McBryde Building under construction, 1915.
Photograph, Old Library interior, 1915
Photograph of the Old Library building interior in 1915
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