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  • Collection: 150th Anniversary of Virginia Tech Collection
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_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…
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…
150th_068. Commencement 1915 promenade on Main walk.jpg

This photo depicts a procession that started infront of the academic buildings and finished at the field house for the commencement ceremony.
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…
150th_UR_PaulTorgersen_1999_0816.jpg

Paul Torgersen, president of Virginia Tech, is pictured here on the university campus in Blacksburg. The red steel structure in the background is what…
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…
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…
150th_Dulles.jpg

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

This undated photo shows the Northern Virginia Center, a joint education center held by Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia, in Falls Church.
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.…
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_056. Miles Field.jpg

This photo depicts Miles Field, which was renamed to honor Clarence Paul Miles.
150th_041. Expansion MessCommence.jpg

This photo depicts the Mess and Commencement Hall after it had been expanded.
150th_081. 1920 Mess Formation.jpg

This photo depicts the Corps of Cadets in mess formation sometime during 1920.
lh547.jpg

Composite of the McBryde Building with photo showing it under construction and drawing of the expected structure.
150th_037. Mary Goodwin Lacy (ID from 1899 Wytheville photo) -_DSC6619.jpeg

This is a photograph of Mary Goodwin Lacy that was taken in 1899.
150th_088. Brumfield MaryEllaCarr.jpg

This photo depicts Mary Ella Carr Brumfield, who was the first woman to receive a degree from V. P. I.
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…
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…
150th_Lane.jpg

This photo depicts the construction of the east stands in Lane Stadium.
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_080. Burruss 1919.jpg

This photo depicts J. A. Burruss. Burruss was the President of the University from 1919 to 1945.
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_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…
IcePond.jpg

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

This photo depicts Hutcheson Hall as it was in 1968.
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_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_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_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_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_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_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_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_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…
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_GleeClub.jpg

This photo depicts the Glee Club at Virginia Tech from 1942-1943.
150th_039. gibboney field 04.jpg

This photo depicts Gibboney Field in 1904, after the first permanent bleachers were installed.
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_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…
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_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_Reston.jpg

This photo depicts five unidentified women in an office at the first Northern Virginia Graduate Center in Reston, Virginia.
150th_1960s_HokieBird.jpg

This photo depicts the first continuosly-used mascot costume for the Gobbler.
150th_111. View Down FacRow 1927.jpg

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

Photograph of the Duck Pond on VPI campus, undated
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…
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