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A photograph looking at the west facade of the recently completed Thompson Hall, WSU Building #1. A dirt path leads to the front entrance; no landscaping is present. A corner of Stevens Hall is present at the left of the image. Thompson Hall is the…

A photograph looking at the west facade of the recently completed Thompson Hall, WSU Building #1. Grass and small saplings have recently been planted. A flag flies atop the observation deck on the left tower. A corner of Stevens Hall is present at…

A photograph looking at the south-west corner of Thompson Hall, WSU Building #1. A flag flies atop the observation deck on the left tower. A corner of Stevens Hall is present at the left of the image. Thompson Hall is the oldest extant building on…

A photograph looking at the west facade of Thompson Hall, WSU Building #1. Thompson Hall, originally the Administration Building, is the oldest extant building on campus, designed by noted Seattle architect, James Stephen and his Chicago trained…

A photograph looking at the traditional May fete on the lawn in front of the west facade of Thompson Hall, WSU Building #1. Female students dressed in white, dance around poles. Early automobiles and horse carriages are present in the foreground;…

A photograph of a class visiting an Art exhibit inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for…

A photograph of a class visiting an Art exhibit inside the Compton Union Building, WSU building #63. The Professor lectures in front of a wooden sculpture with the class looking on. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton…

A photograph looking up College hill at the west facade of Thompson Hall, WSU Building #1. A corner of White Hall is present at the left of the image; the unfinished clock tower of Bryan Hall is just visible. Defoliated trees line the walk to…

A drawing of the proposed Administration Building by Herman Preusse, later contemptuously dubbed by President Bryan "the Castle." In 1892, the total fund for building at WSU was $60,000, yet the projected expense of Preusse's design was over…

A group portrait of female students on the lawn in front of the west facade of Stevens Hall, WSU building 34. The students are posed in two rows, with those in front seated on the grass. Completed in 1896, Stevens Hall, WSU Building 34, was…

Two men wearing hats sit along side a cart pulled by two pigs transporting large milk cans in front of Troy Hall's Creamery and Dairy Department. Signs on the building read "A. Olston Groceries" and "W.S.C. Cream Station." Designed by K.…

A view looking south during the construction of Waller Hall. The nearly bare hills of Pullman are visible as are piles of construction materials and the top of a lifting tower. Waller Hall, originally the New Men's Dormitory, was designed by Stanley…

A view looking south during the initial construction of Waller Hall. The nearly bare hills of Pullman are visible in the background, as is the Finch Memorial Hospital. The lifting tower rises prominently at the site; and automobile is parked across…

A view looking at the west facade of Old Science Hall. A solitary figure walks across the dirt landscape in the foreground of the image. Old Science Hall, WSU building #33, was designed by G. W. Bullard (also the architect of Ferry Hall) and built in…

A group portrait of the male Science Faculty in front of Old Science hall. Old Science Hall, WSU building #33, was designed by G. W. Bullard (also the architect of Ferry Hall) and built in 1899 at a cost of $60,000. Old Science Hall housed the botany…

A view of the west facade of Old Science Hall; gravel paths and a lawn are present in the foreground. Old Science Hall, WSU building #33, was designed by G. W. Bullard (also the architect of Ferry Hall) and built in 1899 at a cost of $60,000.…

Female students dressed in white, dance around poles in front of Old Science Hall. Seated viewers watch the performance; a row of cars is parked in front of Old Science Hall. Old Science Hall, WSU building #33, was designed by G. W. Bullard…

A view of the west facade of Old Science Hall; students walk across the gravel paths in front of the building. Old Science Hall, WSU building #33, was designed by G. W. Bullard (also the architect of Ferry Hall) and built in 1899 at a cost of…

A photograph of the interior of Bohler Gym, WSU Building #11, packed with students during the 1936 student strike. Student strikers listen to their protest leader's report on Pres. Holland's response to their demands. …

A photograph taken during the initial construction of Bohler Gym. There is little activity on the site, most of the materials are covered in snow. College Hill is clearly visible in the background. Named for Fred Bohler, the nationally…

A photograph taken during the construction of Bohler Gym. The seats for the gymnasium are partially complete. Named for Fred Bohler, the nationally known WSU Coach and Director of Athletics who devoted forty-two years to physical education and sports…

A photograph of College Farm, WSU building #100, before the 1920 cyclone damaged the site.

A photograph of College Farm, WSU building #100, before the 1920 cyclone damaged the site.

Several individuals survey the damage wrought by a 1920 cyclone that touched down near College Farm, WSU building # 100.

A view the damage wrought by a 1920 cyclone that touched down near College Farm, WSU building # 100.

A detail of the damage wrought by a 1920 cyclone that touched down near College Farm, WSU building # 100.

A view, looking west, of College Farm, WSU Building # 100, before the 1920 cyclone damage the area. Bryan Hall's clock tower is visible in the background.

Cows rest in the foreground beside College Farm, WSU Building # 100.

One of the earliest photographs of campus (ca. 1893), this image was taken from the present site of the CUB (Compton Union Building) looking east. A farmer works the fields located on the present site of Martin Stadium. College Farm House is visible…

An early view of College Farm, WSU Building # 100; College Farm House is visible to the left in the background. It was one of the first structures built on campus (later demolished for the construction of Johnson Hall).