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1903 Football Team
1903 Football Team
1904 Baseball Team
1904 Baseball Team
1904 grain production on J.T. Cowan farm
A handwritten account of grain production on J. T. Cowan farm, 1904.
1905 VPI Football Champions of the South
1905 VPI Football Champions of the South. 1905 Football Champions of the South Tyler Smith, in front. In early days, all athletes, like race horses, got rub downs before games. Tyler Smith was the rubber - and in this way could be called first…
1906 billing from H. C. Long to J. T. Cowan
A billing from H. C. Long to J. T. Cowan, June 16, 1906.
1908 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.
1908 invoice from A. V. Hancock & Co., Cowan papers
A handwritten invoice from A. V. Hancock & Co., April 9, 1908, part of the Cowan papers.
1909 bill of lading from Virginia Railway Co, Cowan papers
A bill of lading from Virginia Railway Co, October 1, 1909, part of the Cowan papers.
1909 Easter Cotillion given by German Club dance card cover
1909 Easter Cotillion given by German Club dance card cover;
1909 Easter Cotillion given by German Club dance card inside
1909 Easter Cotillion given by German Club dance card inside;
1909 invoice from Blacksburg Supply Co., Cowan papers
A handwritten invoice from Blacksburg Supply Co., May 25, 1909, part of the Cowan papers.
1909 invoice from Farmers Supply Co., Cowan papers
A handwritten invoice from Farmers Supply Co., October 4, 1909, part of the Cowan papers.
1909 invoice from W. A. Price & Bros., Cowan papers
A handwritten invoice from W. A. Price & Bros, March 29, 1909, part of the Cowan papers.
1910 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
Original watercolor illustration created by Floyd Richard Vranian for the book Donning the Blue and Gray: A Pictorial History of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Harry D. Temple.
1910 map description - Kentland Farm
Description of Kentland Farm and the land divisions, written in 1910.
1911 letter from J. L. Bell to J. T. Cowan
A handwritten letter to J. T. Cowan from J. L. Bell, November 12, 1911.
1911 letter from McPherson & Co to J. T. Cowan
A handwritten letter from McPherson & Co, live stock comission merchants, to J. T. Cowan, November 3, 1911.
1912 Annual Geman Club Dance Card cover
1912 Annual Geman Club Dance Card cover; Given by Junior Class to Senior Class
1912 Annual German Club Dance Card inside
1912 Annual German Club Dance Card inside;
1912 letter from L. D. Winston, Jr. to J. T. Cowan
A handwritten letter to J. T. Cowan from L. D. Winston Jr., December 6, 1912.
1913 Calendar - campus in winter
Photo of Virginia Tech campus during the winter, used in the 1913 calendar.
1913 Calendar - dress parade
Photo of a cadets dress parade, used in the 1913 calendar.
1913 Calendar - Elm Walk at V.P.I.
Photo of the Elm walkway at V.P.I., used in the 1913 calendar.
1913 Calendar - railroad tracks, people on tracks
Photo of people on railroad tracks, used in the 1913 calendar.
1913 Calendar - sham battle
Photo of a cadets sham battle, used in the 1913 calendar.
1913 calendar campus scene
Photo of a campus scene at Virginia Tech, used in the 1913 calendar.
1913 Calendar rat parade
Photo of a rat parade, used in the 1913 calendar.
1913 letter from Isaac T. Mann to J. T. Cowan
A letter tp J. T. Cowan from Isaac T. Mann, sent April 18, 1913.
1914 Annual German dance card cover
1914 Annual German dance card cover;
1914 Annual German dance card inside
1914 Annual German dance card inside;
1916 VPI football game
1916 VPI football game.
1916-17 Richmond Club
1916-17 Richmond Club. left to right (Sitting) Mayre, Williams, Carpenter, Watkins, Peple, Clift, Ware, Whitmore, (Kneeling) Turner, Lancaster, Blincos, Sabler, Southall, (Standing) Smith, Gaines, Lathrop, Cevarich, Arron, Powers, Douglas, Wharto,…
1917 Corps of Cadets Commandant & Staff
1917 Corps of Cadets Commandant & Staff.
1917 Opening German Club Dance Card cover
1917 Opening German Club Dance Card cover;
1917 Opening German Club Dance Card inside
1917 Opening German Club Dance Card inside;
1919 Corps Band at Virginia Polytechnic and State University
1919 Corps Band at Virginia Polytechnic and State University.
1920 Freshman Class at V.P.I.
1920 Freshman Class at V.P.I.. Patricia Givens Johnson Papers, Ms1988-007
1921 McCormick Deering Tractor
1921 McCormick Deering Tractor
1921 Sophomore Class at V. P. I.
1921 Sophomore Class at V. P. I.. Patricia Givens Johnson Papers, Ms1988-007
1921 V. P. I. Campus, Blacksburg, Virginia
1921 V. P. I. Campus, Blacksburg, Virginia. Patricia Givens Johnson Papers, Ms1988-007
1922 Freshman Class Parade
1922 Freshman Class Parade.
1924 Opening German dance card cover
1924 Opening German dance card cover; Music by Naylor and his Seven Aces of Birmingham, Alabama
1924 Opening German dance card inside
1924 Opening German dance card inside; Music by Naylor and his Seven Aces of Birmingham, AL
1924 Thanksgiving German given by the Cotillion Club dance card cover
1924 Thanksgiving German given by the Cotillion Club dance card cover; Music by Naylor and his Seven Aces of Birmingham, Alabama
1924 Thanksgiving German given by the Cotillion Club dance card inside
1924 Thanksgiving German given by the Cotillion Club dance card inside; Music by Naylor and his Seven Aces of Birmingham, Alabama
1925 Junior-Senior Prom dance card cover
1925 Junior-Senior Prom dance card cover; Gift of Ann Phillips, 1956
1925 Junior-Senior Prom dance card inside
1925 Junior-Senior Prom dance card inside; Gift of Ann Phillips, 1956
1925 Main St. Looking South, Blacksburg, VA
Overhead shot of Main St. in Blacksburg, VA
1925 Mid-Winter German given by The Cotillion Club dance card cover
1925 Mid-Winter German given by The Cotillion Club dance card cover; Music by Naylor and his Seven Aces of Birmingham, AL
1925 Mid-Winter German given by The Cotillion Club dance card inside
1925 Mid-Winter German given by The Cotillion Club dance card inside; Music by Naylor and his Seven Aces of Birmingham, Alabama