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anat.jpg
Photograph of the Anatomy Class, spring 1892. From left, Newman, Gregory, Christian, Robert Cowardin, C. W. Courtland, Professor Smyth.

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cl1896.jpg
Photograph of the VPI Class of 1896. Top row, left to right, Samuel Henry Sheib, James Ringold Guy, Bevard Davidson Miller, Meade Ferguson. Second row, Eduard Judson Kerfoot, Franklin Pierce Turner, Alexander Parker Eskridge. Third row,James Hamilton…

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VAMC1896Cadets_no1.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no2.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no3.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no4.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no5.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no6.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no7.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no8.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no9.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no10.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no11.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no12.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no13.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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VAMC1896Cadets_no14.jpg
Photograph of a cadet at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in 1896.

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069. Fire Drill 1916.jpg
Photograph of cadets with the fire truck, 1918.

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1918_horsecar.jpg
Photograph of students' belonging on a horse cart, 1918.

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1918_mail.jpg
Photograph of a cadet with the mail cart, 1918.

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1918_rathay.jpg
Photograph of cadet matresses on the ground, 1918.

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1918_ratpar.jpg
Photograph of a "Rat Parade" (Freshman cadets in costume), 1918.

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1918_Studen.jpg
Photograph of a "Rat Parade" (Freshman cadets in costume), 1918.

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1918_Train.jpg
Photograph of students waiting for the train, 1918.

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fisherbunk_1905.jpg
This photograph is of what was then Room 115. The photograph was a gift of Lon Savage.

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barracks4_Dec1932.jpg
This photograph features "Pip" Cox (standing), Class of 1934, and "Dud" Shelhorse (reclining).

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rockbrideclub_nd.jpg
This photograph features J.N. Smith, Rogere, McClung, Wilson, Paxton, Anderson, Deacon, Locker. Gift of Mr. L. Goeller.

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ship.jpg
John Lee Buchanan became president of VAMC on March 1, 1880. However, his tenure as president was very short. Montgomery County State Senator J. E. Eskridge initiated a movement in the General Assembly to have the affairs of VAMC investigated. The…

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Carlton_ConfederatesCollegium_2000.pdf
This is the pdf of an essay, "Confederates in the Collegium: The Influence of J.E.B. Stuart's Leadership on the Development of Virginia Tech," by Patrick W. Carlton, that was available online. In addition, there is a picture of Patrick W. Carlton,…

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fa1878.jpg
Photograph of the faculty of VAMC in 1878

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bov_Davis_FourWomen_1944.pdf
Newspaper article, "Four Women on Boards of Leading Virginia Colleges: Two Will Serve at University of Virginia and Two at Virginia Tech," by Virginia Waller Davis, Roanoke Times, August 16, 1944. This pdf document was created from an existing…

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bov_Davis_WomenOnBoard_1944.pdf
Newspaper article, "Women on College Board Full-Fledged Members: Attend First Meeting with Group Consistently Male for 72 years," by Virginia Waller Davis, Roanoke Times, August 15, 1944. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from…

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bov_Hood_AdminWorkReorganized.pdf
Newspaper article, "Administrative Work at Tech Ordered Reorganized by Board: Visitors Create Committees to Deal with Pressing Problems," by Horace Hood, III. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th Anniversary…

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bov_Robertson_1972.pdf
Board of Visitors, description and list of rectors, compiled by Jenkins Mikell Robertson, and originally published in the Historical Data Book: Centennial Edition. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original 125th…

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bov_Members_1872-1972.pdf
History of the members of the Board of Visitors with a link to the lists. The link in the pdf was updated in 2020 to current site for the Board of Visitors history and archives. This pdf document was created from an existing webpage from the original…

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