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1. Cornfields
Cornfields
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Roy Johnson, Ontario, Oregon. One acre of his own planting and growing.
2. Cornfields
Cornfields
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Frank Johnson, Ontario, Oregon. One acre of his own growing and planting.
3. Harold Wilkins
Harold Wilkins
Description
A member of the class of 1907, Wilkins composed the school fight song, "Hail to Old OAC."
4. Cornfields
Cornfields
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Fred Beuder, Ontario, Oregon. One acre of his own planting and growing.
5. William A. Finley as a young man, circa 1865
William A. Finley as a young man, circa 1865
Description
Photograph was possibly taken at time of marriage. William Asa Finley served as the first president of Corvallis College from 1865 to 1872. He was appointed as president in 1865 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South and was president at the time the college was chosen as the agricultural college for Oregon under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act.
6. Henry B. Miller portrait, circa 1890s
Henry B. Miller portrait, circa 1890s
Description
A successful Oregon businessman and politician, Henry B. Miller served as the fourth president of Oregon Agricultural College for only eleven months. The Board of Regents chose Miller, a member of the board since 1895, to succeed John M. Bloss.
7. Signal Corps cadet demonstrating semaphore signals, circa 1920
Signal Corps cadet demonstrating semaphore signals, circa 1920
Description
Signal Corps company cadet showing the Army signal flag communication system. Cap and leggings are of the post-WWI period.
8. Signal Corps cadet demonstrating semaphore signals, circa 1920
Signal Corps cadet demonstrating semaphore signals, circa 1920
Description
Signal Corps company cadet showing the Army signal flag communication system. Cap and leggings are of the post-WWI period.
9. Gamma Sigma Delta members, 1915
Gamma Sigma Delta members, 1915
10. Harvey L. McAlister, circa 1898
Harvey L. McAlister, circa 1898
Description
Harvey L. McAlister was known as "Pap Hayseed" during his student years at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). McAlister came from Lexington, Oregon (in Morrow County) to OAC in 1893. As a freshman, he played center on the first OAC football team. McAlister attended OAC from 1893 to 1897 and earned a BS in Agriculture. After service in the Spanish-American War, he returned to Lexington where he farmed until his retirement in 1947, when he moved to the Veterans Home in Napa, California. McAlister died in California in 1955.