Western Historical Photograph Collection
A collection of over a thousand historic photographs, from 1910-2005, that cover a cross-section of campus activities, events, people, and architecture here at Western.
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- A view of Western's Student Union ballroom, 1960s.
- [ca. 1960s] cw, The east end of Western's Student Union ballroom, late 1950s or early 1960s.
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- A view of the WSC heating plant looking southeast, early 1960s.
- [1956 Rambler station wagon in the foreground.] cw, A view of the WSC heating plant looking southeast, ca. 1960. The plant had been converted from coal to oil.
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- A view of the newly completed Escalante Terrace from the southeast, circa 1962.
- [Soon after completion] cw, A view of the newly completed Escalante Terrace from the southeast, circa 1962.
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- A woman on horseback outside the Hiking and Outing Club tent near Uncompahgre Peak, 1930s.
- A young lady on horseback stops outside the Hiking and Outing Club tent in the meadows at the base of Uncompahgre Peak. circa mid-1930s., [1930s based on lady's hat] cw [Uncompahgre ?] cw
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- Aerial photograph of the WSC campus, 1952.
- Aerial photograph of the WSC campus from the north-northwest, 1952. Mountaineer Bowl is in the foreground; W Mountain is seen across the valley to the south. Escalante Heights, Highland Village, the Industrial Arts temporary buildings, the Clubhouse, Ouray Hall, and the heating plant are all WSC buildings seen in this photograph that no longer exist.
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- Aerial view of Mountaineer Bowl, 1959
- Features Escalante Heights, Highland Village, Kelley Hall, Taylor Hall, clubhouse. The festivities are probably part of Western's summer Music Camp. View from the north-northwest.
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- Aerial view of WSC campus looking southwest
- Aerial view of WSC campus looking southwest Highland Village and Escalante Heights in foreground ca. 1950 based on Mountaineer Gym under construction, [ca. 1950 -- Wright Gym under construction] crw
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- Aerial view of campus and northeast Gunnison, 1969
- Aerial view of WSC campus and northeast Gunnison looking southeast, May 10, 1969. Highway 50 leads east out of town through the Tomichi Creek valley.