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Photograph, V. P. I. Airport, undated

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

Photograph, Thomas Hall, undated

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.

Photograph, Swimming Team, 1970

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

Photograph, Post-War Trailer Court, undated

This photo depicts one of the trailer courts that was set-up following World War II to accommodate for the growing number of students at the University.

Photograph, Owens, Sears, Meade, Freeman, and Mays, undated

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This composite photo depicts Charles Owens, John Sears, Floyd Meade, Alonzo Freeman, and Preston Mays. These men were some of the first African American that were connected to the University.

Photograph, Owens Hall, 1952-12

Photograph of Owens Hall, December 1952.

Photograph, Newman Library Construction, undated

In this photo, Seymour Robb, University Librarian (left) talks with Walter S. Newman, President of VPI (right) in Newman Library during construction. The library was completed in 1955.

Photograph, Linda Adams, 1968

Photo of Linda Adams, the first African American woman to graduate from Virginia Tech, from the 1968 Bugle

Tags: education, university archives, university history, women

Photograph, Lane Stadium Construction, undated

This photo depicts the construction of the east stands in Lane Stadium.

Photograph, Hutcheson Hall, 1968

This photo depicts Hutcheson Hall as it was in 1968.

Photograph, First Northern Virginia Graduate Center Office, undated

This photo depicts five unidentified women in an office at the first Northern Virginia Graduate Center in Reston, Virginia.

Photograph, First Mascot Costume for the Gobbler, ca. 1960s

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

Photograph, Femoyer Hall, 1968

Photograph of Femoyer Hall in 1968

Photograph, Ella Agnew, Mrs. Mary Moore Davis, Maude Wallace, May 1947

Ella Agnew and Maude Wallace were home demonstration agents for Virginia Cooperative Extension and Mrs. Mary Moore Davis served as professor of the home economics department at Virginia Tech.

Tags: education, university history, women

Photograph, Cheer Team, 1966

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

Photograph, Cheer Team, 1947

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

Photograph, Campus Reactor, ca. 1950s

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

Photograph, Agricultural Education Building, undated

This photo depicts the Agricultural Building at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Photograph of William E. Lavery

Born Nov. 20, 1930, in Geneseo, New York. Received associate degree, State University of New York-Morrisville, 1950; bachelor's degree from Michigan State University, 1953; master's in public administration, George Washington University, 1959;…

Photograph of Walter S. Newman

Born July 20, 1895, in Woodstock Virginia, son of WaIter Hickman and Sallie Bird Stephenson Newman. Attended Shenandoah County schools. Received A.B. at Hampden-Sydney, 1917; M.S., VPI, 1919; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State, 1931; and honorary LL.D. from…

Photograph of two women students sitting on beds in a dorm room

Photograph of two women students in a dorm with a sign reading "No prison labor beyond this point," 1974

"No Prison Labor Beyond This Point," 1974

Photograph of two women students in a dorm room

Photograph of three students in robes in a dorm room, 1924

Photograph of the university president's home, The Grove, taken in winter

Photograph of the second academic building, Barracks No. 1 (now Lane Hall), and the first academic building on the VAMC campus

Photograph of the Preston and Olin building, taken from Main Street, Blacksburg

Photograph of the Preston and Olin building (the first building on the VAMC campus when the college opened in 1872)

Photograph of the President's House at VAMC

Photograph of the laying of the cornerstone at the YMCA building

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;…

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;…

Photograph of Paul E. Torgersen

Born Oct. 13, 1931, in Staten Island, N.Y. Received B.S. in industrial engineering from LeHigh University in 1953, M.S. in industrial engineering from Ohio State University in 1956, and Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1959. Married Dorothea…

Photograph of Paul B. Barringer

Born Feb. 13, 1857, in Concord, North Carolina, son of Confederate Gen. Rufus Barringer and grandson of Gen. Paul B. Barringer, leader in War of 1812. Early education at Bingham School near Asheville, North Carolina, and at Kenmore University School,…

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