View of some of the early buildings on the Carleton College campus, including Pancake Hall and Lord House, Northfield, Minnesota. Pancake Hall was a Carleton College residence.
Exterior view of Stearns House with men and women standing on the balcony and in front of the building. The Stearns House, a former hotel purchased by the state, served as a St. Cloud State's first and only building when the school was established in 1869.
Old Main - as remodeled after the storm of June 5, 1880. (This Old Main was the original building for Mankato State Normal School. It was destroyed by fire in 1922.)
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
View of the campus from its southwest corner looking northeast, showing Willis Hall, Williams Hall, Carleton's first observatory, and first Music Hall (Seccombe House).
Hamline University's campus as seen from the northeast. From left, Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), heating plant, and University Hall (also known as Old Main).
This postcard shows a view of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1886. The building with the clock tower is Old Main, which is located at the west end of College Avenue.
Hamline University's campus as seen from the northeast. From left, Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), Science Hall, and University Hall (also known as Old Main). Boardwalk in foreground.
Interior view of assembly hall in Old Main. Old main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Museum Room in Old Main Building. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Image on top is Hamline University's campus from the northwest in winter. Buildings from left are Ladies Hall (later known as Goheen Hall), Science Hall, and University Hall (also known as Old Main). Image on bottom is a display in Hamline University's Natural History Museum, which was on the third floor of Science Hall.
Image on top is Hamline University's chapel (now known as Bridgman Hall) on the second floor of University Hall (also known as Old Main). A portrait of Bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline is on the wall over the stage. On the bottom is the first library on Hamline's Saint Paul campus, which was behind the chapel in University Hall.
Kindergarten room in Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Interior view, Chemical Laboratory in Old Main Building. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
View of eleven children sitting together in the Kindergarten Room in Old Main with two women nearby. The teachers are Miss Goodman and Miss Eleanor Mitchell. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Interior view of the library in Old Main. The room has tables, chairs, and bookshelves, light hanging from ceiling in foreground. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Exterior view of the St. Cloud State campus right after the extensive remodeling of the Old Main Building in 1902 and the destruction by fire of Lawrence Hall in 1905.
Interior view of assembly hall in Old Main. Old main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Lawrence Hall, named after long-time faculty member Isabel Lawrence, opened in 1905 as a dormitory for women. It replaced the first Lawrence Hall after a fire destroyed it in early 1905.
Black and white group portrait of a chemistry class, 4 men wearing suits, and 4 women wearing dresses, standing together in a room, tables on the side and display cases in the background. Left to right: Lura Leonard, Miss Getty, Frank Vogel, Frank Murray?, Professor Keppel, Andrew Lingren, Carl Anderson, Lulu Cross.
Interior view of a classroom in the Old Main Building; men and women wearing casual attire sitting on chairs, facing a woman wearing a dress standing in front of the room; woman wearing a dress looks on at the side of the room, blackboards on wall in background, desks in foreground. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Interior view of a classroom in Old Main with desks in rows, windows in background. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
View of two women sitting in rocking chairs. One woman is reading and the other is sewing. Signs and photographs are hanging on the wall. The woman on the right is Francis Adams.
Black and white group portrait of 8 women, wearing overcoats and hats, standing together on the steps of Lawrence Hall. The students include: Flaherty, Makin, Conley, Johnson, Pettit, Kavennaugh and Parks.
Old Main photo from front of Class of 1909 Portrait book. (This Old Main was the original building for Mankato State Normal School. It was destroyed by fire in 1922.)
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Angle view of Old Main from the street, including two wings added in 1894 to the original Normal School Building. (This Old Main was the original building for Mankato State Normal School. It was destroyed by fire in 1922.)
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
View of eight women, wearing dresses, with one of them standing in a tree, gathered at the base of a tree, building in background. Marie Petit is standing in the tree.
Manual Training Room in Old Main Building. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Domestic Science Room in Old Main . Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Elementary Manual Arts Room in Old Main Building. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Primary Department Practice Class in Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Sewing Room in Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Interior view of children sitting at desks in a classroom at the Riverview Lab School, woman wearing dress looks on. Riverview opened in 1913 as a Lab School for the St. Cloud Normal School.
Exterior view of Shoemaker Hall. Opened in 1915, Shoemaker Hall has since served as a dormitory. It was named for Waite Shoemaker, an 1881 graduate of St. Cloud State, who served as a faculty member and then St. Cloud State president from 1902 to 1916. A south addition was completed in 1960.
Interior view of the Dining Hall at Shoemaker Hall, view of tables and chairs set in rows, silverware and plates on table. Shoemaker Hall was constructed in 1915.
Exteriors of Old Main and Washburn Hall on the campus of Duluth Normal School. The home of Eugene W. Bohannon, first president of the school, is visible in the background on the right side.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library, University Archives