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  • Collection: 150th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection

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 of 1928 in their junior year on January 22, 1927. This photo is from the VT Alumni Association.

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Football program announcing the schedule for 1985-1987, as well as encouraging people to attend the games.

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Photograph from the Special Collections dedication and reopening in 2006 shows VT Dean of the University Libraries, Eileen Hitchingham speaking to crowd.

150th_P1010029.jpeg
Photograph from the Special Collections dedication and reopening in 2006 shows VT Dean of the University Libraries, Eileen Hitchingham (far right) with individuals and plaque of appreciation for donations from the C.E. Richardson Benevolent…

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This photo was taken of a virtual town hall discussing the issues facing members of the Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) community at Virginia Tech and locally. This image features Nina Ha, director of the Asian Cultural Engagement…

150th_UR_April16Vigil_ca2016.jpg
This photo depicts the vigil held at the April 16 Memorial, ca. April 16, 2016.

150th_UR_BishopFavrao_undated.jpg
This photograph shows Bishop-Favrao Hall on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va.

150th_UR_CowgillBurchard_2020.png
This is a photo of Cowgill Hall (background) and the skylights of Burchard Hall on Cowgill Plaza on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va. 2020.

UR_FutureHAUS_ca2018.jpg
This photo is of FutureHAUS, a smart house designed and built by students and faculty in the VT colleges of Architecture and Urban Studies and of Engineering to demonstrate the contributions of the university to conservation and sustainability in…

150th_UR_LumenHAUS_ca2012.jpg
This photo is of LumenHAUS, a smart house designed and built by students and faculty in the VT colleges of Architecture and Urban Studies and of Engineering to demonstrate the contributions of the university to conservation and sustainability in…

150th_UR_MossCenterCube_undated.jpg
This undated photo shows a student using the Cube in the Moss Arts Center.

150th_UR_NorthernVirginiaCenter_undated.jpg
This undated photo shows the Northern Virginia Center, a joint education center held by Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia, in Falls Church.

150th_UR_PaulTorgersen_1999_0816.jpg
Paul Torgersen, president of Virginia Tech, is pictured here on the university campus in Blacksburg. The red steel structure in the background is what would become Torgersen Hall. The photo from VT University Relations dates to August 16, 1999.

150th_UR_SystemX_undated.jpg
System X (pronounced ten) is the university's first supercomputer, which was declared the fastest at any university and third fastest in the world in 2003. This photo is undated.

150th_UR_Theatre101_undated.jpeg
This undated photo depicts Theatre 101, the first new building to receive LEED certification at the university, when it was completed in 2009.

150th_UR_ToddScully_undated.jpeg
This undated photo is of Todd Scully, a former VT coach, who was the first Hokie to compete in the Olympics in 1976.

150th_UR_USSTransition_2021.jpeg
This photo is of the Undergraduate Student Senate (USS) Transition Team in 2021. That year, the Student Government Association was disbanded and the USS formed, with the transition team working on the governing documents for the USS prior to the…

150th_UR_VEStudio_2018.png
This photo depicts an employee of the University Libraries working with a student in the Virtual Environments Studio in 2018.

150th_UR_VTCSOMCharterClass_2014.jpg
This photograph is of the first graduating class of the Virginia Tech Carillion School of Medicine in 2014.

150th_UR_VTIndiaResearchers_undated.jpg
This photograph shows researchers performing a scientific experiment at the Virginia Tech India campus in Chennai, India.

150th_UR_CALSClassKentland_LoganWallace_2017_0502.jpg
This photo by Logan Wallace of VT University Relations shows a class in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences held at Kentland Farm, May 2, 2017.

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This photo by Logan Wallace of VT University Relations taken October 18, 2017, illustrates the game-ball run tradition. Members of the Ranger Company of the Army ROTC program run the homecoming football game ball around the campus for 100 miles,…

150th_moonlight.jpg
"Moonlight and V. P. I." was written in 1942 by Fred Waring and Charles Gaynor after the Corps of Cadets asked Waring to write a song for the 1942 ring dance.

150th_UR_POCDoodle_StevenWhite_2021_0108.jpeg
This drawing is of the Virginia Tech Principles of Community by Steven White of Virginia Tech University Relations, Janurary 8, 2021.

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Linsey Marr, a VT engineering professor, became an internationally reknowned expert on the transmission and prevention of infectious diseases during COVID-19 Pandemic. Here she is pictured in her lab during the pandemic, taken by Ryan Young of VT…

150th_UR_VTC_MeganZalecki_2020_0914.jpg
This photo is of the Virginia Tech Carilion campus in Roanoke, Virginia, taken by Megan Zalecki of VT University Relations on September 14, 2020.

150th_021b.Baseball c 1894.jpg
This photo depicts the baseball team, ca. 1894, playing on Sheib Field in the school's colors at the time of black and gray. The Administrative Building (called the "Rock House") is on the left in the background and the Second Academic Building is on…

150th_022a. Forge and Foundry behind P&O 1890s.jpg
This photo depicts the forge and foundry on campus as it was in the 1890s. The building was located behind the Preston and Olin buildings.

150th_022b. Creamery CheeseFactory 1897.jpg
This photo depicts the creamery and cheese factory on campus in 1897. The building was located close to where Price Hall is today.

150th_035. ScienceHall and Barracks4.jpg
This photo depicts Science Hall and Barracks No. 4. Science Hall's construction was finished in 1901, and Barracks No. 4 was completed in 1902.

150th_037. Mary Goodwin Lacy (ID from 1899 Wytheville photo) -_DSC6619.jpeg
This is a photograph of Mary Goodwin Lacy that was taken in 1899.

150th_039. gibboney field 04.jpg
This photo depicts Gibboney Field in 1904, after the first permanent bleachers were installed.

150th_041. Expansion MessCommence.jpg
This photo depicts the Mess and Commencement Hall after it had been expanded.

150th_042. Shops Expansion 04.jpg
This photo depicts the shops building after it's expansion in 1904.

150th_043. JuniorClass1904 Resignation v1.jpg
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.

150th_046. Company F 1905.jpg
This photo depicts Company F of the Corps of Cadets in 1905.

150th_047. AgBldg under construction.jpg
This photo depicts the agricultural building after its construction had been finished.

150th_048. CreameryColdStorageCannery.jpg
This photo depicts the creamery and cannery on campus that was later converted into additional dorm space for campus farm workers.

150th_056. Miles Field.jpg
This photo depicts Miles Field, which was renamed to honor Clarence Paul Miles.

150th_1940s_Army_Specialized_Training_Program.jpg
This photo depicts cadets partcipating in the new army specialized tarining program in the 1940s.

150th_1950s_Reactor.jpg
This photo depicts several men working with the campus reactor in the 1950s.

150th_1960s_HokieBird.jpg
This photo depicts the first continuosly-used mascot costume for the Gobbler.

150th_1980_VMRCVM-groundbreaking.jpg
The groundbreaking of the college’s first building took place with VT president William E. Lavery, Gov. John N. Dalton of Virginia, dean of the college Richard B. Talbot (pictured, left to right) on April 10, 1979. The college opened and classes…

150th_1992_Steger_Center.jpg
This photo depicts a woman at the Steger Center in Rian San Vitale, Switzerland. The center was originally named the Center for European Studies and Architecture but was renamed to the Steger Center in 2014.

150th_AirportPhoto.jpg
This photo depicts the hangar at the VPI Airpot which was opened in 1931.

150th_ChapelDedication.jpg
This photo depicts the dedication ceremony of War Memorial Chapel.

150th_Cheer1947.jpg
This photo depicts the V. P. I. cheer team in 1947, prior to women being allowed to join.

150th_Cheer1966.jpg
Starting in 1955, women were officially allowed to join the cheerleading team. This photo depicts the cheer team in 1966.

150th_corpswomen.jpg
This newspaper article discusses women being admitted into the Corps of Cadets for the first time in school history.

150th_Dulles.jpg
This photo depicts a classroom at the Northern Virginia Graduate center shortly after it moved from Reston to Dulles.
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