University Archives Photograph Collection

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.

On back: "Gift of Eldon Price, Class of 1949" Names on front: "Dale, Floyd, 'JB,' 'Hank,' 'Dear One,' 'Larry,' Dwight, Senator"

The room seems to be a newsroom, with clocks that read 'Japan Time' and 'Eastern Standard Time'.

Caption reads: 'Mud conditions outside of the Science Classroom,' which is apparently cubical unit V.

A few cars are parked in front of the dorm building, and students are gathered on the front lawn and on the buildings front steps.

These may be housing at Camp San Luis with Hollister Peak in the background.