Charles David Little Photograph Collection, 1903-1905

The Charles David Little Photograph Collection is comprised predominately of studio photographs featuring Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) students, and taken between 1903 and 1905. These images capture OAC cadets, football and track and field athletes, and other members of the student body. Most of the collection's images are 8"x6" or larger, and are mounted on card stock.

Prints of the OAC cadets include an image of the cadet battalion marching in a parade to honor Theodore Roosevelt in Portland, Oregon in 1903. No street signs are readily identifiable, but contemporary signage - for Owl Cigars, Malley's Wholesale and Retail Groceries, and Yeoman's House - is featured in the mid-ground of the image. Little appears in several of the cadet-related photographs, and is identified as Captain C. David Little.

The collection also includes photographs featuring members of the athletics staff, and of the 1905 OAC football team. Of particular note is a 13.5"x10.5" composite image of the 1905 OAC football team (P126:013). Also included is an image of Professor Will Orian Trine, who served as OAC's Physical Director (Director of Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics) in the early 20th century (P126:008). Professor Trine is pictured in full military dress. A portrait of OAC football players Harvey Earle Rinehart and Joel Emily, both pictured in early 20th-century football gear, is also included (P126:009).

Contemporary campus buildings featured in the images - formerly known as Mechanical Hall, Agricultural Hall, and Benton Hall - are identified by the building name used at the time the photograph was taken. In instances where the building name has changed, the name used at the time of the finding aid's publication appears in brackets.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.