A candid shot of students working in the chemical laboratory in Old Main that appears on page 40 of the 1948 Yearbook. The adjacent page is blank except for the Connecticut State Seal and the text "Technical Graduates."
Prof. Higgins addressing a class in Old Main's lecture hall
Description:
6 x 8"; photo print mounted on board
Abstract:
Dr. Lothrop Higgins, before he succeeded Dr. Perkins as Principal of the Danbury Normal School, lecturing in front of one the college's first cohorts of teachers.
4 x 6", original and detail from b&w photo print on 8 x 13" board.
Abstract:
Image shows the ground level of Old Main nearly completed. One worker is posed and propped on a ladder; one worker appears to be eating lunch; another worker appears to be holding open a book with a large portrait of William McKinley in its endpapers.
One of the two stairwells that were situated on the side entrances of Old Main. Photo is taken looking down from the third floor to the lower floors. Stairs had access to all floors including the basement level.
One of the 4 classrooms situated at the corners of Old Main. The photo was taken during the time of construction, showing light fixture placements and wires. The room contains a closed door that can be either a closet or access to other facilities.
Old Main's lobby and entrance way located on the first floor of the building. The decor of the lobby points toward the photo being from ca. 1970. A drop ceiling and tile floors are part of the decor.
The left-hand side of a French door. Two panes missing. Stained on inside and painted white on the outside. Includes brass hardware (latch, floor latch and hinges)