Pacific University Historic Photographs

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  Portrait of Elwin House

  Portrait of Revered Elwin L. House, a Doctor of Divinity from Portland who was pastor for the First Congregational Church. He also served as a Trustee for Pacific University.
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  Leslie Hoar, Junior President

  Portrait of Leslie Hoar, Pacific University student and Junior Class President.
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  Football player Leslie Hoar

  Portrait of Pacific University football player Leslie Hoar.
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  Several people standing on the boardwalk in front of Academy Hall

  Several people standing on the boardwalk in front of Academy Hall on the Pacific University campus. This building is incorrectly identified as Science Hall (now Old College Hall) on back of image. The four chimneys prove that it is Academy Hall (its twin, College Hall, had only two).
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  Group photograph of the Index Staff in the 1890s

  Eight members of the Index, the Pacific University newspaper, pose for a photograph.
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  Phi Beta Tau Sweetheart Ball court

  Five female students in the 1959 Phi Beta Tau Sweetheart Ball court (Pacific University) pose for a photo in their dresses. The winner of the ball [queen?] is seated in the middle wearing a dark dress. She is surrounded by four other female students wearing white.
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  George Tucker holding Boxer

  George Tucker, Pacific University Class of 1925, holding "Boxer," a bronze statue that was the symbol of Pacific University. According to a note he wrote on the back of the photograph, this was taken in a field on the outskirts of Forest Grove, Oregon. Another version of this photograph (PUA_MS95_26) includes a note that it was "taken near the bridge where Boxer was hidden by Lenore Conger, a Pacific freshman." The latter quote dates the photograph to 1924-1925. The photograph is hand-colored.
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  Presentation of portrait of Karl Friedrich Gauss

  Representatives from Gottingen University present the portrait of Karl Friedrich Gauss, German Mathematician, to Pacific University.
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  Alumni class of 1908, seated on spirit bench

  Robert A. Imlay, Frances B. Clapp, and Esther Silverman, all class of 1908, seated on spirit bench on the Pacific University campus. Picture taken on the 50th annivesary of their graduation.
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  Man on bulldozer in cleared field

  A man sits on a bulldozer in an empty field. The field was a peach orchard that was cleared for a new work-out track in 1938. The field was behind Herrick Hall on the Pacific University campus.
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  Portrait of Emma Hubbard

  Portrait of Pacific University student Emma Hubbard.
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  Portrait of Sinforoso Padilla

  Portrait of Sinforoso Padilla, Pacific student and resident of the Philippines.
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  Three young boys

  Three young boys stand on the sidewalk in the front of the married student housing at Pacific University. They are the sons of alumni John Hanchett.
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  Two children on a porch

  Two young children play on a porch. The young girl is standing and the young boy is sitting on a walker.
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  A group of students holding Boxer

  Geneva McDonald, Lynn Hughes and Shelley Slyter holding Boxer on Senior Sneak Day at Pacific University.
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  Students outside of Walter Hall

  Two students stand outside the front entrance to Pacific University's Walter Hall. The male student is putting on a bicycle helmet and the female student is holding a balloon.
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  Two students in Walter Hall dorm room

  Two female students in the bathroom of Pacific University's Walter Hall dormitories. One students is styling the others hair. They are both looking at the camera from a mirror.
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  Interior view of Walter Hall dorm room

  A female student is sitting at a desk inside of a dorm room located in Pacific University's Walter Hall.
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  Students in cafeteria located in Washburne Hall

  A group of students at the condiments station in the Washburne Hall cafeteria located at Pacific University.
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  Founders Day celebration on Marsh Hall lawn

  A group of people attending the Founder's Day celebration on the lawn in front of Pacific University's Marsh Hall. Performers are dressed in a animal costume.
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  View from inside Marsh Hall

  View from inside Pacific University's Marsh Hall looking north at students and the University Center after Marsh Hall fire.
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  Marsh Hall interior after the fire

  Inside Pacific University's Marsh Hall after a fire.
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  Students exiting Marsh Hall north entrance

  A group of students exit Pacific University's Marsh Hall from the North side of the building.
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  Side view of the old gymnasium

  Exterior, side view of Pacific University's old gymnasium before it was torn down. Students were allowed to paint on the building before it was destroyed.