James A. Sewell Photograph Album, circa 1902-1904

Collection Overview

Title: James A. Sewell Photograph Album, circa 1902-1904

ID: P 259

Primary Creator: Sewell, James A. (1881-1959)

Extent: 0.1 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: This collection consists of one series: I. Photograph Album. The photographs are described in the order in which they appear in the album. Most of the photographs in the album are numbered and these numbers are given in the detailed description of the collection. The photographs are not in numerical order in the album.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The James A. Sewell Photograph Album consists of a photographic album assembled by Sewell documenting a wide variety of student activities while he was a student at Oregon Agricultural College at the beginning of the 20th century. Sewell, the grandson of Oregon pioneers Henry Sewell and Isaac Allen, returned to Hillsboro and was a farmer until his death in 1959.

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

Scope and Content Notes

The James A. Sewell Photograph Album consists of a photograph album assembled by James A. Sewell and is made up of photographs taken at Oregon Agricultural College in about 1902 to 1904. In addition to portrait and group shots of football team players, these photographs document a football game on the OAC campus, cadet formations on campus, the women’s basketball team, track and field events, and a student trip to the Oregon Coast. The album also includes photographs of the exterior and interior views of campus buildings, men’s and women’s physical education classes, and of the band.

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

Biographical / Historical Notes

James A. Sewell was the son of James H. and Sarah (Allen) Sewell and the grandson of Henry Sewell an Oregon pioneer who settled in Oregon in 1843. James A. Sewell was born on April 18, 1881 in Hillsboro, Oregon and attended Tualatin Academy in the 1899-1900 and 1900-1901 school years. He was a student at Oregon Agricultural College from 1901 to 1903, studying mechanical engineering. He later returned to Hillsboro and was a farmer until his death on October 10, 1959. His name is listed as James Ambrose Sewell in OSU records, but genealogical research shows that he is James Allen Sewell.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 87 photographs; 1 oversize box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: This album was acquired in 2006.

Preferred Citation: James A. Sewell Photograph Album (P 259), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

People, Places, and Topics

Basketball for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
College sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corvallis (Or.)
Marching bands--Oregon--Corvallis.
Military education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Oregon Agricultural College. Cadet Corps
Pacific Coast (Or.)
Physical education and training--Oregon--Corvallis.
Sewell, James A., 1881-1959
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Photograph Album, circa 1902-1904

Box-Folder 1.1

Item 1: Football team sitting on steps of Mechanical Hall, 1902: Samuel Lewis Burnaugh center front; William Gustav Abraham, third row, far left; Albert Burton Bower, second row, second from left
Item 2: Football team, 1902: Second athletic field
Item 3: Football team, 1902: Second athletic field
Item 4: Football team, 1902: Second athletic field
Item 5: Two football players, 1902
Item 6: Four football players, 1902
Item 7: Five football players, 1902
Item 8: Five football players, 1902: From left to right: William Gustav Abraham; John H. Gault; Sameul Lewis Burnaugh; Albert Burton Bower, Lyman Albert Bundy
Item 9: Football team, 1902
Item 10: Football team, 1902
Item 11: Second Athletic Field, circa 1902: Opposite Armory-Gym. Cauthorn Hall is in the background
Item 12: Men's physical education class, circa 1902: Held in Armory-Gym
Item 13: Cadets sitting in front of Mechanical Hall, circa 1902
Item 14: Cadets, holding their hats, in front of Mechanical Hall, circa 1902
Item 15: Cadets, wearing their hats in front of Mechanical Hall, circa 1902
Item 16: Mechanical engineering classroom, circa 1902: Mechanical Hall
Item 17: Mechanical engineering classroom, circa 1902: Mechanical Hall
Item 18: Woodworking classroom, circa 1902
Item 21: Football player, 1903: Albert Burton Bower
Item 22: Football player, 1902
Item 23: Two football players, 1903
Item 24: Football players, 1903
Item 25: Football team, 1902: Samuel Lewis Burnaugh, center, front row; Albert Burton Bower, fifth from left, front row
Item 26: Football player, 1902
Item 27: Two bare-chested men, circa 1904: Wrestlers (?)
Item 28: The 02-03 Arrows Basketball team, circa 1903: Print partially hand-colored. The Arrows were an early basketball team. Hamon S. Bilyeu, Will Scott, back left to right. Carl "Rat" Rinehart, Claude Vivian "Skeeter" Swann, front left to right.
Item 29: The 02-03 Arrows Basketball team, circa 1903: The Arrows were an early OAC basketball team. Will Scott, Hamon S. Bilyeu, Jack Bruce Patterson back, left to front; Carl "Rat" Rinehart, Claude Vivian "Skeeter" Swann, front, left to right
Item 33: Women's basketball team, circa 1903
Item 34: Men's physical education class, circa 1903: Students lined up in Armory-Gym
Item 35: Students standing, with arms folded, in Armory-Gym, circa 1903
Item 36: Men's physical education class, circa 1903: Students, lying on stomachs, in Armory-Gym
Item 37: Men's physical education class, circa 1903: Students, sitting with hands on waists, in Armory-Gym
Item 38: Basketball team, circa 1903: Harry E. Rooper, back, far left
Item 39: Basketball team, 1903: Harry E. Rooper, back, far left
Item 40: Basketball team, 1903: Harry E. Rooper, back, far left
Item 41: Basketball team, 1903
Item 42: Marching band, circa 1903
Item 43: Marching band, circa 1903: Print is identical to 42
Item 44: Women athletes, 1904
Item 45: Five women athletes, circa 1904: Standing
Item 46: Track and field scene, circa 1904: Sprinters at the start line
Item 47: Band members, circa 1904: Print is identical to 52
Item 49: Five women athletes, circa 1904: Sitting
Item 50: Marching Band, circa 1904: Agricultural House in background
Item 51: Track and field, circa 1904
Item 52: Band members, circa 1904
Item 53: Band members, circa 1904: Band marching down Corvallis street
Item 54: Track and field, circa 1904: Group of runners crossing the finishing line; officials and spectators
Item 59: Cadets marching in field, circa 1904
Item 60: Cadets marching in field, circa 1904: Print is identical to 59
Item 64: Beach scene, circa 1904
Item 65: Beach scene showing beach, circa 1904
Item 66: Students at coast, circa 1904: Students in bathing costumes in surf
Item 67: Ocean seen from boat, circa 1904
Item 68: Students on the T.M. Richardson, circa 1904
Item 69: Ocean and beach grasses, circa 1904
Item 70: Students in surf, circa 1904
Item 71: Cadets standing at attention in front of Agricultural Hall, circa 1904
Item 72: Cadets standing at attention, circa 1904: Company "C"
Item 73: Cadets standing at attention, circa 1904: Company "B"
Item 74: Cadets, standing at attention, circa 1904: Company "D"
Item 75: Cadets, circa 1904: Print is identical to 72
Item 76: Eight cadets standing at attention, circa 1904
Item 77: Cadets standing at attention, circa 1904: Company "A"
Item 78: Cadets, circa 1904: Print is identical to 77
Item 79: Photo of a drawing, circa 1903: Drawing of white plumes with words "arrows", "champions", and "Corvallis"
Item 81: Agricultural Hall, circa 1904
Item 82: Mechanical Hall, circa 1904
Item 83: Benton Hall, circa 1904
Item 84: Armory-Gym, circa 1904
Item 85: Lady of the Fountain, circa 1902: Gift presented to the college by the senior class of 1902
Item 86: Interior scene, circa 1904
Item 91: Bare-chested man, circa 1904: Man showing muscles. Wrestler (?)
Item 90: Potted "Glory of the Pacific" chrysanthemum, 1903
Item 92: Bare-chested man, circa 1904: Facing away,showing off muscles. Wrestlers(?)
Item 93: Women students on porch, circa 1904: Students making daisy chains
Item 97: Graduation class, circa 1904