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1. Men forking hay and a horse pulling a hay rake on the college farm, OAC class of 1889.
Men forking hay and a horse pulling a hay rake on the college farm, OAC class of 1889.
2. OAC Home Economics students participating in a Sewing class.
OAC Home Economics students participating in a Sewing class.
Description
This is an early image of the interior of Benton Hall. Margaret Snell is standing near the door.
3. Group photo of students taken in front of Alpha Hall
Group photo of students taken in front of Alpha Hall
4. Students in an OAC zoology class
Students in an OAC zoology class
Description
This classroom was in the Administration Building (Benton Hall)
5. Benjamin Harrison visits Portland, Oregon
Benjamin Harrison visits Portland, Oregon
Description
Benjamin Harrison visits Hotel Portland
6. Students in an OAC Chemistry class posing outside of the Station Building
Students in an OAC Chemistry class posing outside of the Station Building
Description
The building included a chemistry lab in the basement. The building later served as the paleontology lab and today is the Women's Center.
7. Horticulture students grafting a tree. Standing at far right is Professor George Coote.
Horticulture students grafting a tree. Standing at far right is Professor George Coote.
Description
This image was used in the 1892-93 catalog and also in The Orange and Black, 1938. George Coote (1842-1908), a native of England, emigrated directly to Corvallis in 1877, where he established himself as a farmer. In 1888 Coote accepted a position within Oregon Agricultural College's Department of Horticulture - eventually becoming its chair - which he maintained until months before his death in November 1908. During his tenure, Coote was responsible for the college's grounds and greenhouses, and also published several Extension Service Bulletin articles on fruits, flowers, vegetables and nuts.
8. A baseball diamond on the first athletic fields at OAC, lower campus, adjacent to the Experiment Station gardens.
A baseball diamond on the first athletic fields at OAC, lower campus, adjacent to the Experiment Station gardens.
Description
Image looks toward downtown Corvallis. Visible in the background are the Benton County Courthouse, the Central School, and to the left of the wooden walkway, old Corvallis College.
9. OAC Commandant and cadet officers
OAC Commandant and cadet officers
Description
The commandant (center) was likely Captain Charles E. Warren (Ret’d.), who served from January to July 1892. The cadet officers are in their gray uniforms. The college catalog for that year described the uniforms as follows:
10. Baseball diamond and lower campus view
Baseball diamond and lower campus view
Description
Baseball diamond, first athletic field, 1892-1893 (on the right) and lower campus view near what is now Jefferson Street. The Experiment Station gardens are on the left with the Court House, Central School, old Corvallis College are also left of the walkway.
11. OAC Station Building
OAC Station Building
Description
This building was constructed in 1892 to accommodate the offices of the Agricultural Experiment Station. The station's chemistry lab was in the basement. Since 1973 it has served as the Women's Center.
12. 1894 Football Team
1894 Football Team
Description
Oregon Agricultural (Oregon State) College's football team in 1894. John Fulton and #5 A.D. Nash were on the team.
13. President Bloss with students
President Bloss with students
Description
First row (bottom) L to R:?, William H. Bloss or Ed. Bryson, Pres. John M. Bloss, and ? Gellatly?. Middle row: ?, ?, ? Delia Gellatly?, ?. Top row: ?, ?, Ed Wilson, Dorothea Nash or Delia Gellatly, ?.
14. Excursion to coast
Excursion to coast
Description
Amy Vaughn, Ed Emmett, J. F. Fulton, Mildred Leuville, Bertie Leuville are identified standing in front of train in the woodlands on an excursion to the Pacific Coast.
15. Marys River Dam
Marys River Dam
16. Participants in the first track and field meet held at Oregon Agricultural College.
Participants in the first track and field meet held at Oregon Agricultural College.
Description
Note the athlete standing in middle and holding a hammer implement. Used in the Orange & Black, p. 107
17. The Administration Building (present day Benton Hall) as viewed from the northeast with orchards in the foreground
The Administration Building (present day Benton Hall) as viewed from the northeast with orchards in the foreground
18. 1898 Baseball team
1898 Baseball team
Description
Baseball team (about 1898), information from negative envelope: Allen '00, Heinkler '98, Sharp '98. In the 1938 Orange and Black, players are identified as: standing (l to r) WL Sharp, Jesse Tharp, Bill Patterson, Harold Belt, and Raymond Henkle. Seated (l to r) Henry Howells, Will Smith, Al Campbell, and Tom Allen. Published in Orange & Black 1938, p. 103.
19. The OAC baseball team
The OAC baseball team
20. Building the new Mechanical Hall following the 1898 fire
Building the new Mechanical Hall following the 1898 fire
Description
The original Mechanical Hall was destroyed by fire in 1898. A new Mechanical Hall was later named Apperson Hall and is now known as Kearney Hall.