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OAC Class of 1888
The class of 1888 was the last to graduate from the old Corvallis College. Top row, left to right: Mary Newton (Slayton); Annie Lilly (Robbins), Gertrude Davis (Strange), Jessie Groves (Kittredge), Lilly Groves, Jennie Lilly (Mason). Front row:…
Dr. Margaret Comstock Snell
Margaret Comstock Snell became the first OAC professor of Household Economy and Hygiene in 1889. Snell, known as the "Apostle of fresh air" for her love of walks and open windows, taught courses in sewing, cooking, entertaining, and conversation.…
OAC Administration Building
This is one of the earliest views of what is now Benton Hall.
Corvallis Main Street
Street view of Main Street (Second Street), Corvallis, Oregon. This is one of the earliest known photographs of downtown Corvallis.
First OAC graduating class
First Class of Oregon Agricultural College to graduate in 1870. Robert M. Veatch, Alice E. Biddle, James K. P. Currin.
Territorial capitol at Corvallis, Oregon
Oregon City was the first capitol of the Oregon Territory. In 1852, after much controversy, the capitol was changed to Salem. In 1855, the Legislature passed a bill removing it to Corvallis. The Federal Government refused to recognize the change. As…
Track Broad Jump, 1904-1905
Track broad jump, OAC vs. UO.
Old Corvallis College Building, ca. 1870s
Old Corvallis College building (downtown).
Old Corvallis College Building, ca. 1868
Old Corvallis College building (downtown).