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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…

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…