Photo 1 - View from the southwest of early campus with a man in black standing in an open field. Buildings visible (l-r): Cottage No. 1 (center), Cottage No. 2, and Old Main. House at the far left of the photo is believed to be the President's House. Photo is believed to date circa 1884 when the cottages and President's House were built.
Photo 2 - View of (l-r) Old Main, Cottage No. 1, and Cottage No. 2. Photo is believed to date circa 1884 when the cottages and President's House were built.
Photo 3 - View of campus from farther south with (l-r) Hale Science, Cottage No. 1, Cottage No. 2, Old Main, Woodbury Hall, Anatomy building, Engineering building (appears to be under construction), and what is believed to be the Medical building. The photo is believed to date circa 1893 when the first story of the Engineering building was completed. Written on bottom of photo, "Bass photo, No. 64." The name Ernest Gill is written on back.
Photo 4 - View of Hale Science, Cottage No. 1, Old Main, Woodbury Hall, Cottage No. 2, and Anatomy building. Dates 1894-1903, after Hale Science was built but before Library was constructed on the south side of the quad.
Photo 5 - (l-r) Old Main, Woodbury Hall, University Hospital, Anatomy building, Engineering building, and Chemistry building. Ditch appears in the foreground, possibly Anderson Ditch. Note small observatory dome next to Old Main. Photo is dated 1898 on back.
Photo 6 - View of campus from the southeast corner including the Anatomy building, Old Main, Chemistry building, Woodbury Hall, Gymnasium, and Engineering Building. Photo is dated 1898 on back. Photo is somewhat faded and quite similar to photo 8 but has slightly more southern vantage point.
Photo 7 - View of campus from the southeast, including (l-r) Anatomy building, Hale Science, Chemistry building, Old Main, Woodbury Hall (behind), Gymnasium, and Engineering Building. Photo by J.B. Sturtevant and dated 1900 on front. (S-2896).