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dc.coverage.spatialCollege Station, Texasen
dc.coverage.temporalbetween 1875 and 1912en
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-04T19:57:37Z
dc.date.available2018-10-04T19:57:37Z
dc.identifier.other1114
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/170700
dc.descriptionImage that has been hung on a wall as part of History Exhibits for the College of Veterinary Medicine, depicts the building referred to a "Old Main" with the student body in formation ready for inspection by the Corps Commander. Physical description: color prints (photographs), 9X12.5mm, with negativeen
dc.description.abstractThis building was the first building to be built on the Texas A&M Campus, or then known as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and has long been referred to as "Old Main". Built in 1875 it originally housed offices of College Administration, dormitories and a library. This building was destroyed in a fire in 1912 and students assisted in the demolishing of the remains useing cannon fire instead of a wreaking ball, and in the end pulling it down with ropes. Another image of this building can be view in this collection, see image 4749. “We had a room about 14 x 16 feet that was on the ground floor of the Main Building (destroyed by fire in May 1912) that served as office, classroom and laboratory. At the end of the school year-June 1889-the adjoining room became vacant and was assigned to us as a classroom. In this unsuitable place we toiled for 15 years.†--Mark Francisen
dc.relation.ispartofCollege of Veterinary Medicine Image Collectionen
dc.relation.isversionofsee image 4749en
dc.rights"It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holders for publication or re-use of any materials. Permission must be obtained in writing prior to publication. Please contact the Medical Sciences Library for further information."en
dc.subjectHistoric buildingsen
dc.subjectCollege--Texas A&M Universityen
dc.subjectCollege--Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texasen
dc.subjectBuildingsen
dc.subjectCollege facilitiesen
dc.titleCVM History Exhibits, number 02en
dc.contributor.sponsorCollege of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
dc.type.materialImageen


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