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  • Collection: 150th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection

150th_UR_TorgersenBridge_ThomasMiller_2020_0212.jpg
This photo by Torgersen Bridge over the Alumni Mall with the Pylons of the War Memorial Court in the background is by Thomas Miller of VT University Relations in February 12, 2020.

150th_UR_MossCenter_RayMeese_2020_0522.jpg
This photo is of the Moss Arts Center by Ray Meese of VT University Relations, May 22, 2020

150th_UR_GLC_RayMeese_2020_0622.jpg
This photo is of the Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown, taken by Ray Meese of VT University Relations, June 22, 2020.

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.

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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…

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This photo by Chiravi Patel of the VT University Relations depicts students in Stefan Al’s studio in November 2020 in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies' geodesic dome put up near Cowgill Hall to help with social distancing during the…

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_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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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_CID_SarahMyers_2021_0723.jpg
This photo by Sarah Myers is of the Creativity and Innovation District dormitory shortly before opening for the Fall 2021 semester, taken on July 23, 2021.

150th_UR_TishLong_ChristinaFranusich_2021_0831.jpg
Leticia "Tish" Long is the second female Rector of the VT Board of Visitors in the university's history. This photo of Long is by Christina Franusich on August 31, 2021.

150th_UR_InnovationGroundbreaking_MikeChirieleison_2021_0914.jpg
This photo by Mike Chirieleison of VT University Relations depicts the groundbreaking of the first building at the Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia, on Sept. 14, 2021. Pictured from left are Dave Calhoun (CEO of Boeing), Ralph Northam…

150th_UR_HolliDrewry_ChristinaFranusich_2022_0120.jpg
This photo is of Holli Drewry, the first president of the VT A/P Faculty Senate and the first A/P Faculty Representative on the VT Board of Visitors. This photo was taken by Christina Franusich on January 20, 2022.

150th_UR_HittHall_ChristinaFranusich_2022_0202.jpg
This photo is of the groundbreaking of Hitt Hall for the VT Myers-Lawson School of Construction, taken by Christina Franusich of VT University Relations on February 2, 2022.

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_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_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_062. Shops Building Burned.jpg
This photo depicts the Shops Building shortly after it burned down in 1913.

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 Lange, which is about mother's sending their sons off to war during the First World War.

086a. Org Chart.jpg
This organizational chart, entitled "Chart No. 2 Proposed Organization of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Function 1920-21", show possible organization with the deans of agriculture, engineering, and the college; the commandant; health officer;…

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 when the first floor was completed and occupied by the School of Engineering in Fall 1925. The…

150th_116. Radio studio.jpg
In the fall of 1929, a sparse, but moderately sound-proof studio was built in an unused room in the tower of War Memorial Hall. The first broadcast aired on January 6, 1930.

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 renamed in 1949 to Smyth Hall.

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

150th_PostwarTrailerCourt.jpg
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.

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

150th_NewmanLibrary.jpg
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.

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

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 1983-1987 and was the first Virginia Tech woman to have her jersey retired.

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_April16Vigil_ca2016.jpg
This photo depicts the vigil held at the April 16 Memorial, ca. April 16, 2016.

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_VTCFBRI_ClaytonMetz_ca2021.jpeg
This photo by Clayton Metz of VT University Relations is of an experiment in the Virginia Tech Carilion's Center for Human Neuroscience Research, part of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, 2021.

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Magazine article reporting on fire at Architecture Annex the from Virginia Tech Magazine's Spring 1998 issue.

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_041. Expansion MessCommence.jpg
This photo depicts the Mess and Commencement Hall after it had been expanded.

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

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

150th_Lane.jpg
This photo depicts the construction of the east stands in Lane Stadium.

150th_Reston.jpg
This photo depicts five unidentified women in an office at the first Northern Virginia Graduate Center in Reston, Virginia.

150th_SeaGrant1.jpg
This flier depicts the logo for the Virginia Sea Grant Program at Virginia Tech.

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_VictoryMarch1.jpg
This song was written by Cadet Charles Steinwedel after the Gobbles upset Georgetown in football in 1942.

150th_VictoryMarch2.jpg
This song was written by Cadet Charles Steinwedel after the Gobbles upset Georgetown in football in 1942.

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

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 Alumni Association.

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 American that were connected to the University.

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 the commencement ceremonies.
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