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  • Collection: 150th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection
150th_VictoryMarch2.jpg

This song was written by Cadet Charles Steinwedel after the Gobbles upset Georgetown in football in 1942.
150th_VictoryMarch1.jpg

This song was written by Cadet Charles Steinwedel after the Gobbles upset Georgetown in football in 1942.
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…
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…
LD5655_V8_Y58_1908_1909_Guidon_p20_p27.jpg

The Student Handbook, or "Rat Bible", which was later named The Guidon, is a serial publication for the Corps of Cadets that outlines the rules and…
LD5655_A65521_B85_No1_1924_10_p1.jpg

Front page of the engineering extension diivision newsletter, October 1, 1924.
LD5655_A3_B8_Bulletin_VolXV_No6_1922_09_women.jpg

September 1922 issue of the Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute reporting on the educational opportunities for women at VPI, including home…
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…
L210_B2_1871Appen_VAMC_HistoryandOrganization.pdf

This publication describes the formation of VAMC, proposed programs and system of organization in 1872. It was part of the serial the Virginia School…
086a. Org Chart.jpg

This organizational chart, entitled "Chart No. 2 Proposed Organization of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Function 1920-21", show possible…
VTA0604070839.jpg

Football program announcing the schedule for 1985-1987, as well as encouraging people to attend the games.
150th_076. Virginia flu 1918.jpg

This poster warns people not to enter a specific area without permission from the Board of Health becuase of the Influenza outbreak.
150th_105a. MilesStadium WarMem construction 1926_01 v2.jpg

This composite depicts War Memorial Hall, its gymnasium, and Miles Stadium while under contruction in 1926.
150th_104. Librarians Jones_1919 and Brown_1925.jpg

This composite includes a 1919 photo of Eleanor Isabelle Jones, university librarian from 1913 to 1923, and a 1925 photo of Ralph Minthorne Brown,…
150th_105b. DedicationDay Miles and WarMemHall 1926_1023 v6.jpg

This composite includes photos from Dedication Day for Miles Stadium and War Memorial Hall on October 23, 1926. Alumni were invited to a homecoming…
150th_113. Building in 1928 v3.jpg

This composite includes 3 photos of construction on the campus. On the left is the new power plant, on the top is the new stone dormitory Barracks No.…
150th_106b. Barracks nos 6 and 7.jpg

These photos depict the new Barracks No. 6 building, dedicated in September 1927, and Barracks No. 7, which was converted from the Science Hall and…
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…
150th_092. Work starts on stadium 1923_07.jpg

This photo depicts President J. A. Burruss breaking ground to start the construction of a new athletic stadium.
150th_087b. Woodshop in McBryde 1921-22.jpg

This photo depicts a class in the woodworking shop in McBryde Hall in 1921.
RG08_02_06e_B6F35_WomanDonningTheKenteCeremonyWithFriends_20000512.jpg

Photograph of women donning the kente cloth at a cultural graduation cerermony on May 12, 2000.
RG26_02_01_MasterGardeners_B01F23_Photo_Grunewald-KauffmannJoyce_GettingYourShrubsTreesAndIndoorPlantsIntoShape_2000_0311.jpg

Photograph depicting two women trimming a tree as part of a 2000 course by the James City County Extension and Master Gardeners, March 11, 2000.
150th_ChapelDedication.jpg

This photo depicts the dedication ceremony of War Memorial Chapel.
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_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…
150th_UR_WomensCenter_DanMirolli_2019_0204.jpg

This photograph by Dan Mirolli is of individuals standing in front of the Virginia Tech Women's Center on February 4, 2019
150th_UR_VTIndiaResearchers_undated.jpg

This photograph shows researchers performing a scientific experiment at the Virginia Tech India campus in Chennai, India.
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_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…
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…
150th_VPIseal.jpeg

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

This photo depicts the hangar at the VPI Airpot which was opened in 1931.
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…
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…
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_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…
150th_UR_ThriveLLC_ChristinaFranusich_2018_0817.jpg

This photo by Christina Franusich of VT University Relations is of members of the Thrive Living-Learning Community on campus on August 17, 2018.
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_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_MossCenterCube_undated.jpg

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

This photo depicts the swimming team in 1970 after the sport was made the first intercollegiate competitive sport for women.
150th_075. SATC Officers 1918.jpg

This photo depicts the Officers of the Student Army Training Corps in 1918.
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…
150th_P1010029.jpeg

Photograph from the Special Collections dedication and reopening in 2006 shows VT Dean of the University Libraries, Eileen Hitchingham (far right)…
150th_P1010023.jpeg

Photograph from the Special Collections dedication and reopening in 2006 shows VT Dean of the University Libraries, Eileen Hitchingham speaking to…
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…
150th_042. Shops Expansion 04.jpg

This photo depicts the shops building after it's expansion in 1904.
150th_062. Shops Building Burned.jpg

This photo depicts the Shops Building shortly after it burned down in 1913.
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