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.
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.
Exterior view of 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.
Exterior view of 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.
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).
Old Main with students in front of the 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
Stereoscopic view of Hamline University's University Hall (also known as Old Main). Reverse has advertising for other views available from photographer/publisher Chas. A. Tenney of Winona.
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.
View of Old Main from the street. Dirt road and wooden sidewalks are noticeable. This photograph is damaged. (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
Interior view of the Model Room classoom with desks, an organ and a stuffed owl in background. Elementary students attended classes here that were observed and taught by Normal School students under the supervision of their instructors. The Old Model School was constructed in 1906.
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.
Interior view of the Kindergarten Room in Old Main with children sitting at tables and chairs, women standing and sitting in background. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Interior view of the Library in Old Main with men and women, wearing dresses and suits, sitting at tables studying, shelves of books surrounds tables, light fixture hangs from the ceiling. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Interior view of the Recitation Room with rows of chairs facing a desk, chalkboards surround walls with framed pictures hanging above them in background. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
Interior view of gymnasium in the Old Main Building, with a balance beam, rings hanging from ropes, mats on the floor. Old Main was constructed in 1874.
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.