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University Archives Photograph Collection

The University Archives Photograph Collection includes images of postcards, memorabilia, students, athletics, and campus life in general. The collection has been in development since 1878 and provides a glimpse into the history of MSU.

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Oktibbeha County Turkey Pool

Oktibbeha County Turkey Pool
Oktibbeha County Turkey Pool

Cooperative marketing has progressed, farmers bring in turkeys for the turkey pool
Oktibbeha County Turkey Pool

Attendees to the Oktibbeha County Turkey Pool
Oktibbeha County Turkey Pool

Shipment to Oktibbeha County Turkey Pool
Oktibbeha County Turkey Pool

Attendees to the Oktibbeha County Turkey Pool
Old Chapel and College Road

Pictures of Old Chapel and College Road
Old Lobby MSU Library

picture of old lobby in msu library
Old Main

Illustration of front view of Old Main
Old Main

outside view of Old Main (South Entrance)
Old Main

outside view (taken from a side angle) of Old Main
Old Main

picture of the remains of Old Main after the January 1959 fire
Old Main

Old Main from view of Magruder Hall
Old Main

picture of the Old Main remains after the January 1959 fire
Old Main

outside view of Old Main at night--copy made from original loaned by James Ward from his father's scrapbook (Elwyn Moore Ward)
Old Main

outside, front and side view of Old Main Dormitory (3 copies: L-83A, L-83B, L-83C)
Old Main

Rubble from Old Main fire
Old Main

outside view of Old Main
Old Main

outside view of Old Main Dormitory
Old Main

Remains of Old Main after 1959 fire
Old Main

Postcard showing front view of Old Main
Old Main

Side angle view of Old Main
Old Main

picture taken outside Old Main after a snowstorm
Old Main

outside view of Old Main Dormitory
Old Main

picture of the remains of Old Main after the fire in January of 1959
Old Main

Outside view of Old Main
Old Main

Postcard of the New Mess Hall and Dormitory--later named Old Main
Old Main

front view of Old Main
Old Main

up-close shot of Old Main
Old Main

outside view of Old Main
Old Main

barbershop in the basement of Old Main-This photo is a copy made from the original in the Culley Cobb scrapbooks (Special Collections, Mitchell Memorial Library).
Old Main

Postcard showing outside view of Old Main
Old Main

picture of the remains of Old Main after the fire in January of 1959
Old Main

outside (front) view of Old Main-shot at a side angle
Old Main

Old Main is pictured as it collapses from the fire of 1959. The building is in flames.
Old Main

outside, front view of Old Main
Old Main

Front view portrait of Old Main
Old Main

outside, view (taken from a side angle) of Old Main
Old Main

outside (front) view-shot at a side angle
Old Main

aerial view of the remains of Old Main after the fire of 1959
Old Main

close-up view of the building-picture shot from a side angle
Old Main

close-up view of the building-picture shot from a side angle
Old Main

Old Main is pictured as it is engulfed in flames and parts of the building collapse.
Old Main

Two females are shown sitting in the grass in front of Old Main during the 1920's.
Old Main

Postcard showing front view of Old Main
Old Main

Postcard showing front view of Old Main
Old Main

outside view of dormitory
Old Main

outside view of front and side of Old Main
Old Main

architectual drawing of the building
Old Main

'front, outside view of building'
Old Main

Postcard showing outside view of Old Main
Old Main

outside view of Old Main-shot from a side angle
Old Main

outside, front view of the Old Main dormitory
Old Main

Remains of Old Main after 1959 fire
Old Main

picture of the remains of Old Main after the fire in January 1959
Old Main

outside view of Old Main and the flagpole
Old Main

picture taken of Old Main during the fire of 1959
Old Main

outside, front view of Old Main after the 1959 fire
Old Main

Arial view from Lee Hall of remains of Old Main Dormitory
Old Main

outside view of Old Main Dormitory
Old Main, Academic Building

outside views of Old Main and the Academic (Chapel) Building
Old Main, Academic Building

outside views of the Academic Building and Old Main
Old Main Burning

Old Main Dormitory Burning
Old Main Burning

Old Main Dormitory Burning
Old Main, Chapel Building, Mess Hall, Wood Shop

Postcard showing different pictures of Old Main, the Chapel Building, Mess Hall, and the Wood Shop (color)
Old Main Dormirory Fire

Old Main after burning down
Old Main Dormitory

Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

'The George Rifles pictured in front of the dorm-Drill of April 12, 1907'
Old Main Dormitory

'front view, close-up'
Old Main Dormitory

Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

outside, front view of the Old Main Dormitory (color photo)
Old Main Dormitory

External view of Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

View of Old Main Dormitory from the water tower
Old Main Dormitory

Student on roof of Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

Fire escapes on Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

'front, outside view of the dorm'
Old Main Dormitory

Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

'front view, close-up'
Old Main Dormitory

front view
Old Main Dormitory

Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

Old Main Dormitory after winter storm
Old Main Dormitory

Front view of Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

Company B of 1908-09 is pictured in front of the building.
Old Main Dormitory

Old Main Dormitory Entrance after winter storm
Old Main Dormitory

Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

Frontal view of Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

outside, front view of the Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

Old Main Dormitory
Old Main Dormitory

Old Main Dormitory Entrance after winter storm
Old Main Dormitory and Montgomery Hall

Old Main Dormitory and Montgomery Hall
Old Main Dormitory Fire

Old Main Dormitory after burning down
Old Main Dormitory Fire

Old Main Dormitory on fire
Old Main Dormitory Fire

Front view of Old Main Dormitory on fire
Old Main Dormitory Fire

Remains of Old Main dormitory after 1959 fire
Old Main Dormitory Fire

People looking at the remains of Old Main dormitory after 1959 fire
Old Main Dormitory Fire

Old Main Dormitory on fire
Old Main Dormitory Fire

Old Main Dormitory on fire
Old Main Dormitory Fire

Old Main Dormitory on fire
Old Main Dormitory Fire

Old Main Dormitory on fire