Search Results

This old sycamore is the monarch of the campus. It stands directly in front of Commencement Hall.

1. Sycamore Tree on the Campus of West Virginia University

2. Commencement Hall and Stewart Hall, West Virginia University

Room set up for Corps of Cadets.  Guns, chairs, and swords on the stage.

3. Commencement Hall Auditorium, West Virginia University

4. Chapel in Commencement Hall, West Virginia University

5. Commencement Hall Interior, West Virginia University

6. Commencement Hall, West Virginia University

Front view of WVU's Commencement Hall upon completion.

7. Commencement Hall, West Virginia University

'In charge of Dr. Hartigan'

8. Commencement Hall Basement Gymnasium, West Virginia University

9. Commencement Hall and Stewart Hall, West Virginia University

Gymnasium located in the basement of the old Commencement Hall.  In charge of Dr. Hartigan.

10. Commencement Hall Gymnasium, West Virginia University

Commencement Hall, Martin Hall, Woodburn Hall, Roof of Chitwood Hall and the Agricultural Experiment Station on the campus of West Virginia University.

11. Agricultural Experiment Station Garden and Nearby Buildings, West Virginia University

12. Commencement Hall, West Virginia University

13. Interior of Commencement Hall, Reynolds Hall, West Virginia University

In basement of old Commencement (Reynolds) Hall, in charge of Dr. Hartigan.

14. Reynolds Hall Gymnasium, West Virginia University

In the basement of the old Commencement Hall, in charge of Dr. Hartigan.

15. Reynolds Hall Gymnasium, West Virginia University

16. Commencement Hall, Martin Hall, and the Agricultural Experiment Station, West Virginia University

'West Virginia University, taken in late eighties, from present site of Women's Hall, showing Reynolds Hall or old Commencement Hall under construction, and front section only added to original Armory to make the Experiment Station.'

17. Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

Richard Strauss, center.

18. Victor Herbert's Orchestra at West Virginia University

19. Commencement Hall and Stewart Hall, West Virginia University

Commencement Hall is on the left, and the Library, now Stewart Hall, is on the right.

20. Commencement Hall and Stewart Hall, West Virginia University

Some cadets are dressed in costume others dressed casual.  Oglebay Hall, Chitwood Hall and the towers of Woodburn and Martin Hall are seen in distance.

21. ROTC Band and Cadets Assembled on the Drill Field, West Virginia University

Cadets in Drill Field.

22. ROTC Exercise on Athletic Field, West Virginia University

Cadets march in Drill Field, in the background Commencement Hall and the Agricultural Experiment Station.

23. ROTC Exercise on Athletic Field, West Virginia University

The R.O.T.C. band in Drill Field, march and perform.

24. ROTC Band on Athletic Field, West Virginia University

Cadets with sponsors in line facing officials on the Drill Field.  In the background are a building with 'McCartney' painted on a roof, Stewart Hall and Commencement Hall.

25. ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

Cadets with sponsors in line facing officials on the Drill Field.  In the background are a building with 'McCartney' painted on a roof, Stewart Hall and Commencement Hall.

26. ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

In the background are a building with 'McCartney' painted on a roof, Stewart Hall and Commencement Hall.

27. ROTC Band on Athletic Field, West Virginia University

The units march in Drill Field for a ceremonial assembly.

28. ROTC Exercise on Athletic Field, West Virginia University

29. ROTC Assembly on Athletic Field, West Virginia University

30. ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

31. ROTC Units Line Up for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University

Cadets with a gun line up for a photo op in Drill Field on Old Clothes Festival.

32. ROTC Cadets Dressed for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University

Cadets and sponsors assemble in Drill Field on Old Clothes Day; many dressed for an occasion.

33. ROTC Cadets Dressed for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University

A portion of Stewart Hall is visible on the right.

34. Commencement Hall, West Virginia University

35. Commencement Hall and Stewart Hall, West Virginia University

Looking down onto Commencement Hall. Part of Stewart Hall is visible and the Armory building is in the background.

36. Commencement Hall, West Virginia University

Commencement Hall also visible on the left.

37. Looking up through the Trees at Stewart Hall, West Virginia University

38. First Battalion in Formation on Snow Covered Athletic Field, West Virginia University

A renowned Austrian composer, musician Richard Strauss performs in Commencement Hall with the Pittsburgh Orchestra (now Pittsburgh Symphony) with Victor Herbert, Conductor.  Strauss is standing in the center, Herbert is on the right.

39. Richard Strauss with Pittsburgh Orchestra at West Virginia University

40. Gym in Commencement Hall, West Virginia University

A view of downtown campus from Fife Street: Commencement Hall on the left;  Science Hall (Chitwood Hall), Woodburn Hall and Martin Hall with a clock tower forming Woodburn Circle; building across from Woodburn Circle is Agricultural Experimental Station.

41. Woodburn Circle Viewed from Hill above Athletic Field, West Virginia University

A corner of Commencement Hall, Administration Building, Chemistry and Law School, possibly taken from Martin Hall.

42. Commencement Hall, Stewart Hall, and other Buildings on University Avenue, West Virginia University

A view of campus, from left to right Library (present Stewart Hall), Commencement Hall, Agricultural Experiment Station, Martin Hall, Woodburn Hall and Science Hall (present Chitwood Hall) and hills of Westover spread beyond the Monongahela River in the distance.

43. West Virginia University and Westover, Morgantown, W. Va.

A view of campus from Women's Hall: from left to right Commencement Hall, Agricultural Experiment Station and Martin Hall.

44. Commencement Hall, Agricultural Experiment Station and Martin Hall, West Virginia University

A view of campus, from left Agricultural Experiment Station, Commencement Hall, Martin Hall and Woodburn Hall.

45. West Virginia University and Morgantown, W. Va.

22 female students pose in front of Commencement Hall.

46. Female Student Group in front of Commencement Hall, West Virginia University

Students exit from chapel in Reynolds Hall; it is taken from the porch of Agricultural Experiment Station.

47. Students Exiting From Chapel, West Virginia University

Looking down on Woodburn Circle on WVU Downtown campus: from further left Commencement Hall, Agricultural Experiment Station, Martin Hall, Woodburn Hall and Chitwood Hall.

48. Woodburn Circle and Other Buildings, West Virginia University

Commencement Hall, Stewart Hall on the left, Purinton House on the right.

49. University Avenue on the Campus of West Virginia University

50. Commencement Hall, West Virginia University

This view from the hill above the University shows five of the buildings, and the Monongahela River in the distance.  From the booklet, 'West Virginia University and its Picturesque Surroundings,1901.'

51. Hill Top View of West Virginia University

'The first story contains the Gymnasium.  The second story is a large Assembly Room containing fifteen hundred opera chairs and the big organ.  The photo is from a booklet, 'West Virginia University and its Picturesque Surroundings, 1901.'

52. Commencement Hall, West Virginia University

'The University landscape and Five of the Buildings.'  The photo is from a booklet, West Virginia University and its Picturesque Surroundings, 1901.

53. General View, West Virginia University

'Showing the new pipe organ, a gift to the University from two generous friends.  It adds greatly to the facilities of the School of Music and the attractiveness of general University life.'  This photo is from a booklet, 'West Virginia University and its Picturesque Surroundings,' 1901.

54. Interior of Commencement Hall, West Virginia University

This is written on the back of the photo: 'At far left is part of porch of the old WVU President's home. Also part of the old Commencement Hall (or Reynolds Hall), and in middle is Administration Building. On crest of distant hill is old WVU observatory(built 1900, burned 3 Nov. 1919). This stood at site of present Pi Kappa Alhpa Fraternity on north High Street near Belmont Avenue. On far right in picture is visible steeple of the old Lutheran Church (torn down recently to make way for the new chapel). From old glass place negative in WVU Library. 12 Jan. 1970 '

55. Stewart Hall and other Building on the Campus of West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Stewart Hall was the Library at that time.

56. West Virginia University Commencement Hall and the Library, Morgantown, W. Va.

57. College Grounds, WVU, W. Va.

58. WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.

59. WVU Athletic Field, Morgantown, W. Va.

Morgantown as seen in part from Westover, about 1910 or so. Visible on the crest of the hill is the old WVU astronomical observatory (built 1900) which was burned in 1919 to celebrate a football victory. In foreground are the old Commencement Hall, (later Reynolds Hall, torn down to make way for the New Mountainlair). Also visible is the Administration Building (Stewart Hall). From an old glass plate negative in the WVU Library.

60. Roof Line of West Virginia University Buildings With Astronomical Observatory On Hill, Morgantown, W. Va.

All persons in the photograph are unidentified.

61. Baseball Game at West Virginia University Behind Commencement Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of the field which is now where the MountainLair is located. In the background is the Armory and to the right of that is Mechanical Hall, which burned down in 1956. To the right is Commencement Hall, with grandstand attached to the back. To the left and up the hill is Stalnakar Hall.

62. Athletic Field, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.