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  • Collection: 150th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection
150th_1940s_Army_Specialized_Training_Program.jpg

This photo depicts cadets partcipating in the new army specialized tarining program in the 1940s.
150th_106a. BOV_1921-1926_Pg309 4 racks high.jpg

This photo from the President's report to the Board of Visitors at the January 28, 1926, meeting, illustrates the dire need for dormitories on campus.…
150th_UR_BishopFavrao_undated.jpg

This photograph shows Bishop-Favrao Hall on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va.
150th_089. Buggies etc on stoop roof 1923.jpg

This photo depicts Lane Hall (Barracks No. 1) presumably after the sophmore banquet.
150th_071a. 1917 Cadets leave for FtMyer.jpg

This photo depicts the V. P. I. cadets leaving for Fort Myer in 1917.
150th_1950s_Reactor.jpg

This photo depicts several men working with the campus reactor in the 1950s.
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_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_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,…
150th_UR_DomeClass_ChiraviPatel_2020.png

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…
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…
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…
150th_046. Company F 1905.jpg

This photo depicts Company F of the Corps of Cadets in 1905.
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.
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_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_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,…
150th_UR_PetrineSands_AhmedMustafa_2019_1122.jpg

This photo by Ahmed Mustafa of VT University Relations is of Deborah Petrine receiving from President Tim Sands a resolution of appreciation for her…
150th_114. deHaviland DH-4.jpg

This photo is of the deHaviland DH-4 airplane donated to the university by the U.S. Navy for use by students. It arrived without an engine, but the…
DuckPond.jpg

Photograph of the Duck Pond on VPI campus, undated
FacultyStaffPhoto_AgnewElla.jpg

Photograph of Ella Agnew, the first female extension agent in the country and the namesake of Agnew Hall on Virginia Tech's campus.
150th_074. Enlisted Training Detachment 1918b.jpg

This photo depicts several men who were enrolled in the Enlisted Men's Technical School. This school was an eight week course that was meant to teach…
150th_111. View Down FacRow 1927.jpg

This photo is of the road down Faculty Row, with Patton Hall visible on the left.
150th_1960s_HokieBird.jpg

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

This photo depicts five unidentified women in an office at the first Northern Virginia Graduate Center in Reston, Virginia.
150th_UR_GameBall_LoganWallace_2017_1018.jpg

This photo by Logan Wallace of VT University Relations taken October 18, 2017, illustrates the game-ball run tradition. Members of the Ranger Company…
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_UR_FractionHouse_DanMirolli_2019_0624.jpg

This photo by Dan Mirolli, taken on June 24, 2019, is of the Fraction Family House at Solitude on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va. The…
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…
150th_039. gibboney field 04.jpg

This photo depicts Gibboney Field in 1904, after the first permanent bleachers were installed.
150th_GleeClub.jpg

This photo depicts the Glee Club at Virginia Tech from 1942-1943.
Acc2019_114_GlobalClimateStrike_20190920_124320.jpg

This photograph is of the Global Climate Strike protest at the Pylons and War Memorial Chapel and Court, held on September 20, 2019. It is probably by…
150th_UR_Gobblerfest_ThomasMiller_2019_0906.jpg

This photo is of the annual Gobblerfest, held each fall to welcome students to campus, taken by Thomas Miller of VT University Relations on September…
150th_085a. Golden Jubilee left.jpg

This photo depicts the Alumni Registration and Information Area at the Golden Jubliee. Also pictured are several alumni from the Classes of 1875…
150th_085b. Golden Jubilee right v4.jpg

This photo depicts the alumni gathering at the main tent at the Golden Jubilee. The inside of the tent is also pictured. Also pictured is an ariel…
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_GrowleyIITank_ChristinaFranusich_2018_0503.jpg

Growley II (call sign "Tank"), the dog mascot for the VT Corps of Cadets, greets students during exams week at Squires Student Center in this photo by…
150th_UR_HispanicCollegeInstitute_LeeFriesland_2019_0719.jpg

The Hispanic College Institute is held annually at Virginia Tech to bring Hispanic and Latinx high school students to campus to learn about the…
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…
150th_UR_HokieBirdHomecomingParade_SkylerTaube_2019_1019.jpg

For the homecoming football game, the university holds a parade each year. Here is the HokieBird at the parade, taken by Skyler Taube of VT University…
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.…
150th_HutchesonHall.jpg

This photo depicts Hutcheson Hall as it was in 1968.
IcePond.jpg

Photograph of the Ice Pond used for ice skating and recreation, 1934.
150th_115. infirmary expansion.jpg

This photo depicts the college infirmary (now Henderson Hall) after an expansion nearly doubled its capacity. The addition was completed by the start…
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,…
150th_080. Burruss 1919.jpg

This photo depicts J. A. Burruss. Burruss was the President of the University from 1919 to 1945.
VTA_KristiCastlin_DaveKnachel_2016_09.jpeg

This photo is of VT alum Kristi Castlin, who became the first female Hokie to medal at the Olympics in 2016. Here she is waving to fans at a VT…
150th_Lane.jpg

This photo depicts the construction of the east stands in Lane Stadium.
150th_UR_LinseyMarr_RyanYoung_2020_1021.jpeg

Linsey Marr, a VT engineering professor, became an internationally reknowned expert on the transmission and prevention of infectious diseases during…
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