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An image of a student performance inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. Students are seated at booths and tables eating and talking. A young man stands before a microphone playing an electric guitar above his head hangs a banner, which…

An image of a male student performance (four horns, piano, and a standing bass) inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. From left to right standing: a trombonist, two sax players, a trumpet, behind him is a bassist, and seated to the far…

An image of a student performance inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. A young man stands before a microphone playing an electric guitar above his head hangs a banner, which reads "Friday at four presented every Friday by CUB special…

An image of a student performance inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. A young woman looking to the left stands singing, above her head hangs a banner, which reads "Friday at four presented every Friday by CUB special events".…

An image taken from behind a male student performance (standing bass, drums, flute) inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. Students are seen seated around tables watching the "Friday at four" performance. Designed by John Maloney in…

An image taken from behind a male student performance (standing bass, trumpet, drums, flute) inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. Students are seen seated around tables watching the "Friday at four" performance. Designed by John…

A student performance inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. A male guitar quartet plays with one additional singer. Students are seen seated around tables watching the "Friday at four" performance. One women seated with her back to the…

A baton twirling performance inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. The drum majorette is in costume and stars intently at her baton. Students are seen seated around tables watching the "Friday at four" performance. Designed by John…

A photograph of the Governor's Reception inside the Compton Union Building ballroom, WSU building #63. Alternating men and women in formal attire lock arms in dance. The ballroom's hardwood floors and recessed overhead lights are visible in the…

President Wilson M. Compton participating in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus…

An image of a student performance inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. A young woman stands facing the audience, hands at her side, eyes squinted, singing. Above her head hangs a banner, which reads "Friday at four presented every…

A photograph depicting a campus day celebration in front of the west facade of Van Doren. Students participated in campus day activities during the early years of WSU. The celebration held in the Spring started with work projects, such as lawn raking…

A photograph of a Home Economics laboratory located in Van Doren, WSU building #37. Six cakes are placed on a small wooden table in the left foreground. Two long counters run across the room with cooking surfaces on top. A female student in white…

A photograph of a Home Economics laboratory located in Van Doren, WSU building #37. A class of students, wearing white aprons, bake under the instruction of Miss Hunt. Electric cords from heating sources placed atop two long work surfaces are visible…

A photograph of student performance inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. A male guitar quartet plays with one additional singer. The croup stands in a semi-circular around a standing microphone. Students seated around tables watch the…

A photograph of a casual dance held inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. In the right foreground, a couple surveys a jukebox while students dance in the background. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the…

An interior view of the living room of Stimson Hall, WSU building #35. Wooden Doric columns and exposed beams are visible, as is a grand piano, stuffed chairs, chandeliers, and a tile fireplace. In the center of the room is a wooden table with four…

A view of the south-west facade of the Field House, WSU building #9. The structure is nearly complete, though the bridge leading to the front entrance is unfinished. The Fieldhouse was built in 1929 at a cost of $200,000 paid for by the…

A view looking south during the initial construction of the Field House, WSU building #9. Metal rods lie on exposed earth. Wooden frames outline the future extent of the gym. The Fieldhouse was built in 1929 at a cost of $200,000 paid for by the…

A view of the south-west facade of the Fieldhouse, WSU building #9, during construction. The foundation and steel framework are in place. Two lifting towers are present near the front and rear of the gym. Construction workings are visible working on…

An interior view of the nearly complete Fieldhouse, WSU building #9. Piles of construction debris are visible. Light steams in from the window illuminating the unfinished dirt floor. The Fieldhouse was built in 1929 at a cost of $200,000 paid…

A view looking north during the construction of the Field House, WSU building #9. The steel framework for the ceiling is partially complete. In the foreground, steel beams lie in piles beside a crane. The Fieldhouse was built in 1929 at a cost of…

A photograph of the sidewalk in front of the Students Book Corporation (Bookie), visible to the right. Students, and perhaps Dean Wegner (the 3rd person from the left), walk on a Fall/Winter day. To the left, row of trees have lost their leaves,…

A photograph of a group of students, four women and two men, walking on the sidewalk in front of the old Post Office. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) is visible the background. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) was erected in 1923 at…

A photograph of the soda fountain located in the original Bookie. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) was erected in 1923 at a cost of $29,185. Financed by the Associated Students, the original wood framed building with exterior brick stood…

Three women (probably members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma) laughing and enjoying coffee inside the original Bookie. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) was erected in 1923 at a cost of $29,185. Financed by the Associated Students, the original…

A view looking west at the east facade of Thompson Hall, WSU building #1. Two cars and a covered truck are parked on the street. Thompson Hall, the original administration building, is the oldest extant building on campus, designed by noted Seattle…

A photograph looking east during the construction of Thompson Hall, WSU Building #1. The roof is incomplete, as are the windows. Dirt and construction debris are visible. Thompson Hall is the oldest extant building on campus, designed by noted…

A photograph looking west during the construction of Thompson Hall, WSU Building #1. The roof is incomplete, as are the windows. A wooden bridge leads to the upper floor. Dirt and construction debris are visible. Thompson Hall is the oldest extant…

An interior view of the first campus library located inside Thompson Hall, Washington State University's first Administration building. Solid wood bookshelves line the walls. In the center of the room is a circular wooden rail behind which is placed…