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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View of the Whipp Maintenance Building from the southeast, circa mid-1970s.
View of the Whipp Maintenance Building from the southeast, ca. mid-1970s. The building was completed in 1959 at a total cost of $125,000.
View of the new east wing of Hurst Hall from the southeast, circa 2000.
View of the new east wing of Hurst Hall from the southeast, circa 2000. Crystal Hall is in the background.
View of the newly-constructed Mountaineer Bowl from the northeast, 1958.
View of the newly-constructed Mountaineer Bowl from the northeast, 1958. Chipeta Hall, Coronado Hall, Keating Hall, Ouray Hall, Mountaineer Gymnasium and the Heating Plant are visible in the background.
View of the newly-installed Industrial Arts Barracks from the northwest, circa 1947.
View of the newly-installed Industrial Arts Barracks from the northwest, ca. 1947. From left to right: the Biology building, the Physics building, and the Industrial Arts building. W Mountain is in the background.
View of the north end of Taylor Hall (originally "North Hall") from the southwest, ca. 1950s.
View of the north end of Taylor Hall (originally "North Hall") from the southwest, ca. 1950s.
View of the second campus club house from the south, circa 1940s.
View of the second campus club house from the south, ca. 1940s. The edge of the new Savage Library, completed in 1939, can be seen on the left.
View of the second campus club house from the south, circa 1960.
View of the second campus club house from the south, ca. 1960, based on the mature foliage. The sign in front reads "Library Annex"; the building was also used by the Music department (1956 Curecanti) and the Sciences department after the new Student Union was built in 1955. The club house was moved to southwest Gunnison in 1962 where it still stands today.
View of the south end of Hurst Hall from the east, circa 2000.
View of the south end of Hurst Hall from the east, circa 2000.

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