University Archives Photograph Collection

Two students sitting on beds in a North Mountain dorm room look at a magazine and play an acoustic guitar, from a different angle showing the posters of Yosemite mountain peaks, items on the desk and letters, a planner lying open on the table next to a CB radio, with additional plants and decorations surrounding the students. The crocheted blanket is lying across one bed with a clock radio and flyers for concerts, posters, and other materials.

Fliers contain information on microform collections, biographies, and basic reference sources in engineering, journalism, music, ornamental horticulture, occupational information, and other subjects.

Possible student receiving a medical or kinesiology exam. An adult stands reading a sheet of paper.

A student working on a Mindset computer, using a stylus and writing pad to illustrate a computer graphic about the annual population of fish during the years 1981-1984.

An 'NFL on CBS' binder, and a book titled 'The Scrapbook History of Pro Football', are resting on the shelves behind Madden.

Madden resting his head on one hand, which is holding a cigar between his forefinger and middle finger. An 'NFL on CBS' binder is on the shelf behind him, and a Diet Pepsi is among several items on his desk.

Two female students seated on top of one of the Sierra Madre dorm room beds. Posters of 'Top Gun' and Tom Cruise can be seen on the walls. A Kermit-the-Frog telephone is viewed atop the dresser (right). On the windowsill there is a small TV with rabbit ears and a stereo with plush 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' on top. The bed cover is decorated with 'Alvin and the Chipmunks'. A dream catcher decorated with dolphins can be seen hanging above the windowsill.

See also ITS 90-003

A man reads on the steps just outside Kennedy Library's main entrance. A sign in the window advertises 'It's here! Polycat the online catalog you've been waiting for'.

A man drives a tractor on the large piles of dirt, preparing for construction. There are also bulldozers, not in use, on the vast amount of dirt with the hillside in the background.

Construction workers dispose of dirt from the machine, while three other men are standing off to the side engaged in conversation. There are other construction machines in the background also in use.

Seven male international, mechanical engineering students sit around a table conversing with an older man in the middle. In front of the older man, there is a binder full of papers with information covering the pages.

A male student smiles and bends down to gaze upon the new, machine parts that are leaned up against a utility trailer. A tractor is near him and there is a building in the background.

A Cal Poly agricultural instructional staff member, Emmett Bloom, is working with the Cal Poly feed mill, which is a large machine that contains various parts like gears, pressure values, etc.

A man drives a International tractor through a barren, dirt field for the Cal Poly Agricultural engineering department. There is also another tractor directly behind him pulling a larger machine, while there are two other machines farther behind.

In a large agricultural building, there are several lab work stations that have machines around them. There are also lights fixtures attached to vents above, hanging from the ceiling.

A male student works with a tension and compression testing machine in lab by adjusting the values for an applied load. He is wearing a casual collared shirt and pants.

A man raking hay out of a large dispenser and places it into the bed of a truck. He is wearing a casual collared shirt with denim and a wide brimmed hat.

A man shovels dirt as he is knee dip in a large, wooden trough. There are buildings around him that have fencing.

An agricultural engineering professor, Willard Loper, lectures on farm power diesel engines in a lecture room. There are students watching him demonstrate there use, while there are diagrams on the board and around the room. One of the diagrams was made by the Detroit Diesel Engine Corporation.

An Agricultural engineering instructor, Willard Loper, points at a diesel engine as he explains the fluid injector operation. There are students listening to him, while observing the diagrams on the board. The diagram is titled 'American Bosch Fuel Injection Power for Diesel Engines.'

Students dancing to a live band in the Cafeteria, now known as the Avenue.

Caption reads: 'Billy Stroud and Slim Koester on guitar - Stan Tysell on Bass.' Another student is resting his hands on a steel guitar. Several people in the crowd are wearing cowboy hats and boots. The band and large bales of hay are behind a wooden barrier, which bears a 'No Smoking' sign.

Viewed up close, rebar rods and wooden planks rise out of the ground next to the P.

A student looks at Coli samples through a Spencer AO microscope. Beside him is a Cal Poly milk bottle and a tub of ice cream.

Thirteen baskets of eggs sit on the floor. Many are overflowing.

Invitation from 'The Associated Students of California Polytechnic School extend a cordial invitation to you to attend the Decennial Celebration of the School.'

Aeronautical engineering alumnus Captain Robert Gibson, USN Retired, has flown five Space Shuttle missions: STS 41-B Challenger in 1984, STS 61-C Columbia in 1986, STS-27 Atlantis in 1988, STS-47 Endeavor in 1992, and STS-71 Atlantis in 1995. He has spent an impressive 876 hours in space.

Image of a man and two children, a dog appears to be in the background.

A group of students sitting and standing on the steps and porch of an unidentified dorm with a sign that says 'dormitory' hanging over their heads. The students vary in age and a majority are wearing a similar, military-like uniform.

A group of students sit and stand outside of San Luis Obispo Civic Auditorium, which was used as a residence hall during the 1920s. H. G. Warren, faculty member and dorm supervisor with his wife Mrs. Warren, is also pictured. The students are visibly varying in age and all wear a similar uniform. The students organized themselves as the "Aud Club" and the photo is reproduced in the 1928 El Rodeo Yearbook on page 46.

Two photographs from a scrapbook, one of the 1931 graduating seniors (a similar photo is found in May 27, 1931 edition of 'The Polygram') that includes a note from Pedro "Pete" Armendariz, and the second photograph is a campus view looking north from the steps of Anderson Hall.

Two photographs from a scrapbook page. The special event is located on the football field and the band is seen in the center with spectators viewing from the stands. Group portrait includes Pedro Armendáriz and President Crandall.

Two photographs from a scrapbook page, one of "The Black Flamingo", an annual school play which includes Pedro Armendáriz. The other photograph shows Inspection Day, also found in the 1931 El Rodeo yearbook.

Back reads: '1937 or 1938: Original Campus: Crandall Gymnasium and Natatorium [looking north at Crandall Gymnasium and Natatorium]'. A car is parked on street fronting the gymnasium, and a construction mixer stands near the gym steps on the left edge of the image.

A group of students are posing in rows outside of Jespersen Dormitory. All students are dressed formally.

Caption reads: 'One story classroom units forming one side of an 'L' shaped arrangement in the center of the campus. These classes provide space for physical and biological sciences, music, landscape, drafting, mathematics, and similar courses.

A band with brass section and drummer plays at the back of the wall, while a roomful of people dance or stand to the side.