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Photo, "A shady walk," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "As we used to end the year," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "Football Squad-lost not a single game," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "Keeping warm," used in the 1919 calendar.

The "L" Squadron was the first unit of women in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. Formed in the 1973-1974 academic year, women were in a separate squadron from male cadets until 1979.

Photo, "Life at Plattsburg," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "Life at Plattsburg," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "Life at Plattsburg," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "Life at Plattsburg," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "Our Baby Brook," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "Our Shops," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "Target Practice" used in the April 1919 calendar.

Photo of "The Bugle, " before publication of annual copy.

Photo of "The Bugle," after publication of annual copy.

Photo, "This campus beautiful," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "The campus beautiful," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "The squad in action," used in the 1919 calendar.

"Ut Prosim" seal o f Virginia Polytechnic Institute Corps of Cadets.

Photo, "What we want once more," used in the 1919 calendar.

Photo, "What we want once more," used in the 1919 calendar.

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

Photo of Virginia Tech campus during the winter, used in the 1913 calendar.

Photo of a cadets dress parade, used in the 1913 calendar.

Photo of the Elm walkway at V.P.I., used in the 1913 calendar.

Photo of people on railroad tracks, used in the 1913 calendar.

Photo of a cadets sham battle, used in the 1913 calendar.

Photo of a campus scene at Virginia Tech, used in the 1913 calendar.

Photo of a rat parade, used in the 1913 calendar.

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.

V.P.I cadets pull a wagon through Alumni gate

The Corps' Regimental Band is shown marching in and around Blacksburg in this home-movie style footage. Scenes include parade style marching on Main Street, a half-time show in Miles Stadium, the folding of the flag in front of Lane Hall, and the…

VPI cadets sitting in Blacksburg Baptist church for Sunday school

Cadets work to put out a fire in the Blacksburg Hardware Store in 1923, V.P.I had the only fire department in the town of Blacksburg

Essay, "Cadet Life during The First Year of the Virginia Agricultural And Mechanical College at Blacksburg, Virginia, October 1, 1872 - July 10, 1873, by Harry Downing Temple, Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired, V.P.I. Class of 1934."

This essay was…

Standing portrait of a man in uniform with a band drum ,"Uncle sporty" was a V.P.I character from 1890-1909

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

PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website

PDF transcript of an oral history interview with Emily Pillsbury Davis. Pillsbury was the "L" Squadron commander in the Corps of Cadets in 1975-1976.

This transcript was created from files on a previous iteration of the 125th Anniversary website.…

Photo from second story building window of police and crowds gathering to watch V.P.I. Cadets put out a fire in Blacksburg Hardware

Firemen and cadets work to extinguish a fire at the Chevrolet Garage in downtown Blacksburg

Firemen and cadets work to extinguish a fire at the Chevrolet Garage in downtown Blacksburg

Men gather around as V.P.I firemen worked to put out a fire at Blacksburg Hardware in downtown Blacksburg.

PDF of article from previous 125th Anniversary website

Shows corpsmen greeting each other after summer break. Then, in full dress uniform, Virginia Tech's entire corps is shown marching during half-time at the VPI vs VMI game. Later, back at Tech, the troops display their marching talents on the drill…

Men in suits lined up with instruments, "Blacksburg Cadet Band" written at bottom