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1776 St. Paul Church, Norfolk, Virginia
1776 St. Paul Church, Norfolk, Virginia
18,000 Gallon Tender
18,000 Gallon Tender
1800's Street Scene in Blacksburg, Virginia
Photo of a street in Blacksburg VA. A dirt road with multiple horse drawn carriages is pictured.
18000 Gallon Tender
18000 Gallon Tender
1883 cadet uniform for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
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.
1887 crop accounting, Cowan papers
A handwritten crop account, written in 1887, part of the Cowan papers.
1890's South Main Street, Blacksburg
Street view of South Main St., Road is dirt and a man riding a horse can be seen
1892-1992 VT Centennial [football]
1892-1992 VT Centennial [football].
1896 Bugle pages KKK Pittsylvania and staff
Pages from the 1896 Bugle showing the KKK, Pittsylvania Club, and staff.
1897 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.
1897 request for 18 barrels of oats, Cowan papers
Request made for 18 barrels of oats, April 6, 1897, part of the Cowan papers.
1899 & 1900 account of purchases by J. T. Cowan at Dillon Harless
A handwritten account of purchases made by J. T. at Dillon & Harless, 1899 and 1900.
1899 account of purchases made by J. T. Cowan at Dillon & Harless
A handwritten account of purchases made by J. T. at Dillon & Harless, 1899.
18th Century Fire Engine
18th Century Fire Engine
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.
1900 account of purchases by J. T. Cowan at Dillon & Harless
A handwritten account of purchases made by J. T. at Dillon & Harless, 1900.
1901 account of purchases made at Alexander Black store, Cowan papers, front
An account of purchases made at Alexander Black store, written February 11, 1901, part of the Cowan papers.
1901 Football Team
1901 Football Team
1901 VPI Board of Visitors
1901 VPI Board of Visitors. Top row (L-R): B. R. Seldon, J. F. Ryan, John Thompson BrownMiddle row (L-R): J. S. Musgrave, Hon. Jos. W. Southall, W. D. HillBottom row (L-R): J. W. Robertson, D. M. Cloyd. Photographs in Bugle.
1902 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.
1902 Football Team
1902 Football Team
1903 Accounting page, Cowan papers
Accounting pages made in 1903, part of the Cowan papers.
1903 Baseball Team
1903 Baseball Team
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.