Western Historical Photograph Collection

: View of Normal Hall (Taylor Hall) from the southwest, circa 1915.; [ca. 1912] cw, View of Normal Hall (Taylor Hall) from the southwest, circa 1915. Note the new trees that have been planted along the walkway/driveway leading from town to the building.

: View of Normal Hall (later Taylor Hall) from the west-southwest circa 1917.; [Similar photo on page 13, 1917 Curecanti] cw, View of Normal Hall (later North Hall, then Taylor Hall) from the west-southwest circa 1917. Note the newly planted cottonwood trees in the foreground.

: View of Normal Hall (now Taylor Hall) from the west, 1911.; View of Normal Hall (now Taylor Hall) from the west, 1911.

: View of North Hall (Taylor Hall) from the west, circa 1922.; [ca. 1922. Photo on p. 9, 1923 Curecanti] cw, View of North Hall (Taylor Hall) from the west, circa 1922. This photograph was published in the college's 1923 Curecanti yearbook, page 9.

: View of North Hall, Gunnison County High School (later South Hall) and the first floor of Central Hall, circa 1923.; View of North Hall, Gunnison County High School (later South Hall) and the first floor of Central Hall from the west, circa 1923. Central Hall began as a basement linking the two buildings; in 1923 the tar paper roof over the section "had become badly torn, and the college did not have funds [$1,000] for the repair..." --Abbott Fay, "Mountain Academia".

: View of Old Library ("West Wing") from the east-southeast circa 1995.; View of Old Library ("West Wing") from the east-southeast ca. 1995.

: View of Ouray Hall from the south-southeast, early 1950s.; View of Ouray Hall from the south-southeast, circa early 1950s. Mountaineer Gymnasium is in the background. Ouray Hall was located approximately where Mears Hall is today.

: View of Robidoux Hall (left) and Mears Hall from the north-northeast, early 1980s.; [looking southwest] cw, View of Robidoux Hall (left) and Mears Hall from the north-northeast, early 1980s.

: View of Robidoux Hall from the east-northeast, 1970s.; View of Robidoux Hall from the east-northeast, 1970s. The third floor of Robidoux Hall was destroyed by fire on February 25, 1975, claiming the life of one WSC student.

: View of Savage Library and the WSC campus from Cupola Hill, 1964.; View of Savage Library and the WSC campus from Cupola Hill, 1964. Escalante Terrace and Tomichi Hall are in the foreground; Chipeta Hall, Coronado Hall, Beckwith Hall, and the city of Gunnison are visible in the background.

: View of Savage Library from the northeast, Summer 1979.; View of Savage Library from the northeast above Escalante Terrace, Summer 1979.

: View of Savage Library from the southeast, circa early 1960s.; View of Savage Library from the southeast, just north of Taylor Hall, ca. early 1960s.

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