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Blacksburg snow scenes shown in four photographs
Blacksburg snow scenes shown in four photographs.
70th Virginia Volunteer Infantry in Sham Battle
70th Virginia Volunteer Infantry in Sham Battle
Church Interior
Photograph of the interior of a Blacksburg church.
Cadet Formation
Cadet Formation
Fraternity at University of Virginia
Fraternity at University of Virginia
Brig. Gen. William Robertson Boggs, CSA
Brig. Gen. William Robertson Boggs, CSA
VAMC Baseball Team of 1876
"Alleghany Baseball Club" - 8 June 1876 Front Row (seated), left to right: John T. Coleman (first base), Henry M. Smith (short stop), P. Meriwether Fry (catcher), Sheppard (pitcher), & George W. Lindsay (second base). Rear Row (standing), Left to…
Sketch showing Blacksburg, Virginia in 1853
Sketch showing Blacksburg, Virginia in 1853.
Falls above the Cataract - Bald Knob
Falls above the Cataract - Bald Knob
The Cascades
The Cascades
First Academic Building
First Academic Building
Preston and Olin Institute, ca. 1870
Preston and Olin Institute, ca. 1870
Second Academic Building Under Construction
Second Academic Building Under Construction
Diploma
Diploma used from 1877 until 1995.
Dr. Harvey Black
Dr. Harvey Black
Faculty, 1878
Faculty, 1878
VAMC Faculty
Sitting (left to right): President C.L.C. Minor, Charles Martin, M.G. Ellzey, V.E. Shepherd, Gray Carroll. Standing (left to right): J.H. Lane, W.R. Boggs.
Cadet Officers, 1879
Cadet Officers, 1879
Commission of Dr. Harvey Black
Commission of Dr. Harvey Black.
White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springs
Cadet Sergeant John C. Ridley
Cadet Sergeant John C. Ridley
Cadet First Sergeant Frank H. Terry
Cadet First Sergeant Frank H. Terry
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church in Blacksburg, March 1879. Construction began in April 1875. First service held in the building in March 1879. Consecrated on September 25, 1887. Located on the SE corner of Jackson and Church Streets.
Pavilion and Shops
The Pavilion was completed during the Summer of 1879.
Blacksburg Methodist Church Decorated for the Holidays
Blacksburg Methodist Church decorated for the holidays.
Cadet Captain Robert M. Perrow
Cadet Captain Robert M. Perrow
Campus in 1880
Left to right on horizon: Second Academic Building, First Academic Building, Commandant's Quarters, President's House, Pavilion, Shops, Preston & Olin Building (barracks).
Colonel Scott Shipp
Colonel Scott Shipp
John Chowning Gresham
John Chowning Gresham
Cadet Captain R.E.L. Aylor & Unknown Cadet
Cadet Captain R.E.L. Aylor & Unknown Cadet
Lutheran Memorial Lutheran Church
Lutheran Memorial Lutheran Church.
Inside the Lutheran Memorial Lutheran Church at Christmas
Inside the Lutheran Memorial Lutheran Church at Christmas.
Maury Literary Society Medal
Maury Literary Society Medal
Maury Literary Society Medal
Maury Literary Society Medal
Major General Lunsford Lindsay Lomax
Major General Lunsford Lindsay Lomax, President of VAMC from 1886 to 1891.
Cadet William Addison Caldwell
Cadet William Addison Caldwell
Charles Landon Carter Minor
Charles Landon Carter Minor, President of VAMC from 1872 to 1879.
Campus in 1880
Photograph of Virginia Tech's campus taken in 1880.
John Thornton Knight
John Thornton Knight as a graduating cadet at the United States Military Academy (Class of 1884). As a 2nd Lieut., 3rd U.S. Cavalry, he served as Commandant of Cadets at the V.A.M.C. from 1887 until 1890.
Unknown Cadet
Unknown Cadet
In front of the Amiss House
In front of the Amiss House
Cadets before the Guard Room
Cadets before the Guard Room
Biology Rooms
Professor G. F. Atkinson in the background.
Brigadier General James H. Lane
Brigadier General James H. Lane, First Commandant of Cadets at VAMC.
Medal for Best Drilled Company in Va.
Medal for Best Drilled Company in Va.
Charles Martin
Charles Martin, a VAMC professor.
V. E. Shepherd
V. E. Shepherd, an early professor at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College.
William Buchanan Conway, M.D.
Photograph of William Buchanan Conway, M.D., first college physician.
A VAMC Cadet
A VAMC Cadet
19 Murray Street, Fincastle, Va. Home of Mr. Benjamin Carper Hedrick
19 Murray Street, Fincastle, Virginia. Home, in 1872, of Mr. Benjamin Carper Hedrick, a professional tailor, where the first VAMC uniforms were made.