University Archives Photograph Collection

On back: 'This picture is highly radioactive, "underground tests"' This be a residence in San Luis Obispo near the High School. This photo may be looking south towards Terrace Hill. (See also: ua-pho_00003362 https://digital.lib.calpoly.edu/rekl-96983 )

Architecture students studying abroad in Florence, Italy? They're all posing on the steps of the Badia Fiesolana located in the town of Fiesole, northeast of Florence, Italy.. Legend identifying first names included.

Text on back reads "At Poly- the homecoming bonfire! SLO November 2, 1929 500 gallons of oil and 10 gallons of gasolene! Charles Van Emburgh (Dutch) Milham (English)"

Caption on back of photograph reads: 'As there is no county fair for merchants to display their merchandise, many find that the annual Poly Royal is an excellent opportunity to place their wares before the public. Tractors, graders, plows, hay bailers, seeders, harrows, discs and cultivators shown.' The text on the back of the photograph also indicates it was included in the 1939 edition of the El Rodeo yearbook.

Sign reads: "WARNING - STUDENTS & NON CONST. - PERSONNEL - KEEP OUT"

Students posing under Tehama dorm sign. They seem to be having fun, as certain students are striking funny poses.

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 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.

'Dupont' brand dashboard with engine key reading 'PET-Lab R6'

Cal Poly's 124-member Mustang Marching Band travel to perform at half-time show during the Oakland Raiders-Pittsburgh Steelers professional football game, played at the Oakland Coliseum.

Cal Poly's 124-member Mustang Marching Band performs at halftime show during the Oakland Raiders-Pittsburgh Steelers professional football game, played in the Oakland Coliseum.

Cal Poly's 124-member Mustang Marching Band performs at halftime show during the Oakland Raiders-Pittsburgh Steelers professional football game, played in the Oakland Coliseum.

Cal Poly's 124-member Mustang Marching Band performs at halftime show during the Oakland Raiders-Pittsburgh Steelers professional football game, played in the Oakland Coliseum.

Cal Poly's 124-member Mustang Marching Band performs at halftime show during the Oakland Raiders-Pittsburgh Steelers professional football game, played in the Oakland Coliseum.

Cal Poly Mustang Marching Band members travel by van to Oakland Coliseum to perform at Oakland Raiders-Pittsburgh Steelers professional football game.

Mission San Luis Obispo about 1890. Father Junipero Serra founded the mission in 1772. During the 1880s, it's adobe walls were covered with wooden clapboard siding, and a New England-style bell tower was added. These alterations were removed in about 1934, and the mission's facade and roofline were restored to their original style.

Catalogue from the school's first year.