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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- Assistant coach Gene Anderson (left) and head coach Jim Hahn pose with the 1989 women's basketball team for their yearbook...
- Assistant coach Gene Anderson (left) and head coach Jim Hahn pose with the 1989 women's basketball team for their yearbook photograph in Wright Gymnasium., [1989 team: 1989 Curecanti, p. 147 Gene Anderson asst. coach] cw
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- Assistants work the Chance Gulch archaeological site, June 2001
- [Chance Gulch dig 15-Jun-2001] crw, Assistants work the Chance Gulch archaeological site, June 2001
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- Backdrop mural to the first performance of Ferde Grofe's "Valley of Enchantment" performed August 22, 1958 in Taylor Auditorium
- Backdrop mural to the first performance of Ferde Grofe's "Valley of Enchantment" performed August 22, 1958 in Taylor Auditorium. FOR RELEASE: (see mcff061-2) GROFE'S "vALLEY OF ENCHANTMENT" PREMIERE HIGHLIGHTS 2TH ANNIVERSARY MUSIC CAMP AT WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF COLORADO "The Valley of Enchantment", Symphonic Band Suite, Ferde Grofe's musical depiction of the Gunnison Country, will be premiered at the 1958 Summer Music Camp. Grofe will conduct the performance. Announcement of this "first performance" to be played at the final music camp concert, August 22, 1958, was made by President P.P. Mickelson of Western State College. The suite will be in three movements--The Great Divide, Gunnison Valley, and Black Canyon. At the suggestion of Mr. E. J. McCauley, Educational Director of the Big 3 Music Corporation of New York City, Grofe agreed to compose "The Valley of Enchantment" and conduct the first performance in Gunnison next August. Through the cooperation of Mr. McCauley, President Mickelson and Robert Hawkins, Director of the Music Camp, arrangements have been completed for the premiere. "The Valley of Enchantment" will take its place among the many distinguished compositions of Grofe, such as "Grand Canyon Suite," "Death Valley Suite," "Hudson River Suite," "Tabloid,","Mississippi Suite," "Hollywood Suite," "Steel" and many others. Dr. Hawkins, director of the Summer Music Camp, will make the symphonic band arrangement of "The Valley of Enchantment.", [Valley of Enchantment Suite - 1956] cw
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- Band Day at Western from the air, 1959.
- [1959 reference: similar photos with "1859-1959"] cw
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- Baseball and Mountaineer Gymnasium, circa 1952.
- A WSC baseball game is in full "swing" southwest of the newly constructed Mountaineer Gymnasium (Wright Gymnasium), ca. 1952., [Early 1950s: Mountaineer Gym was completed in 1951.] cw
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- Basketball Squad
- An early 1956-57 basketball squad poses on the bleachers in Mountaineer Gymnasium, November 1, 1956. Harry Miller is the coach.
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- Baton Twirlers in front of Crawford Hall
- [1956] crw
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- Beckwith Hall from Ohio Avenue, circa early 1950s
- View of Beckwith Hall from Ohio Avenue, circa early 1950s.
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- Beckwith Hall from the southwest, circa mid-1950s based on automobiles and shrubbery growth. Note the unpaved city streets.
- Beckwith Hall from the southwest, circa mid-1950s (based on shrubbery growth and unpaved street.) Beckwith Hall was completed in 1947; it served as faculty housing until it was levelled circa 2011 to make way for the Pinnacles student apartments., [decade 1950s] cw
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- Beckwith Hall soon after completion of construction in 1947
- View of Beckwith Hall from the west soon after completion of construction in 1947: the lawn is growing but no shrubbery has yet been planted. Note Colorado Street is not paved.