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Dickinson Campus, c.1930

Aerial view of Dickinson's campus around 1930.

Photographer
S. W. Kuhnert
Location
Postcard Collection
Format
Postcard
Decade
1930-1939
Places
John Dickinson Campus
Conway Hall I
Other
Aerial View
Dickinson Campus, c.1930

Aerial view of campus, c.1955

Aerial view of campus, looking over the John Dickinson Campus around 1955. The Alumni Gymnasium, the President's house, Denny Hall, and Drayer Hall are also visible. Morgan Hall is the building under construction on the top right of the photo.

Photographer
Harold E. McKelvey
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
John Dickinson Campus
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, c.1955

Aerial view of campus, c.1955

Aerial view of campus, looking over the Charles Nisbet Campus and the John Dickinson Campus around 1955. Morgan Hall is the building under construction on the left side of the photo.

Photographer
Harold E. McKelvey
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Charles Nisbet Campus
John Dickinson Campus
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, c.1955

Aerial view of Morgan Hall construction, c.1955

Aerial view of Morgan Hall under construction around 1955. Conway Hall is in the foreground of the picture and across the street from Morgan Hall.

Photographer
Harold E. McKelvey
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Conway Hall I
Morgan Hall
Events and Activities
Construction
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of Morgan Hall construction, c.1955

Aerial view of Biddle Field, c.1965

Aerial view of Biddle Field around 1965.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1960-1969
Places
Biddle Field
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of Biddle Field, c.1965

Aerial view of campus, c.1965

Aerial view of campus, looking over the Charles Nisbet Campus around 1965.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1960-1969
Places
Charles Nisbet Campus
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, c.1965

Aerial view of campus, 1973

Aerial view of campus, looking over the Charles Nisbet Campus in November 1973.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, Color
Decade
1970-1979
Places
Charles Nisbet Campus
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, 1973

Aerial view of Biddle Field, c.1975

An aerial view of the Biddle Field complex taken around 1975.

This image is #73 of the oversized photograph collection.

Location
Oversized Photograph Collection
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1970-1979
Places
Biddle Field
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of Biddle Field, c.1975

Kline Center construction, 1980

Aerial view of the construction site for the Kline Center in 1980.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, Color
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Kline Center
Events and Activities
Construction
Other
Aerial View
Kline Center construction, 1980

Aerial view of campus, 1980

Aerial view of campus, looking northward over the Charles Nisbet Campus in February 1980.

Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Charles Nisbet Campus
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, 1980

Aerial view of campus, 1980

Aerial view of campus around the intersection of High and West Streets in February 1980.

Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1980-1989
Places
John Dickinson Campus
Academic Quad
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, 1980

Aerial view of campus, 1980

Aerial view of campus looking southeast over the Charles Nisbet and Benjamin Rush Campuses in February 1980.

Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Charles Nisbet Campus
Benjamin Rush Campus
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, 1980

Aerial view of campus athletic facilities, 1980

Aerial view of campus athletic facilities, including the Kline Center and Biddle Field in February 1980.  The Kline Center, which is under construction at this time, would open in the fall.

Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Biddle Field
Kline Center
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, 1980

Aerial View of Dickinson Campus, 1980

An aerial view of the Dickinson College campus in September 1980 during the Kline Center's opening reception.

This image is #118 of the oversized photograph collection.

Location
Oversized Photograph Collection
Format
Photographic Print, Color
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Kline Center
John Dickinson Campus
Benjamin Rush Campus
Charles Nisbet Campus
Other
Aerial View
Aerial View of Dickinson Campus, 1980

Aerial View of Dickinson Campus, 1981

Aerial view of Dickinson Campus and surrounding area in 1981.

This image is #63 of the oversized photograph collection.

Photographer
Ron Strine
Location
Oversized Photograph Collection
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1980-1989
Places
John Dickinson Campus
Charles Nisbet Campus
Benjamin Rush Campus
Biddle Field
Other
Aerial View
Aerial View of Dickinson Campus, 1981

Aerial view of campus, 1981

Aerial view of campus and the surrounding Carlisle community in July 1981.
Photographer
John Ross
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Reversal film
Decade
1980-1989
Places
John Dickinson Campus
Charles Nisbet Campus
Benjamin Rush Campus
Biddle Field
Carlisle
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, 1981

Aerial view of campus, c.1985

Aerial view of campus, looking over part of the John Dickinson Campus around 1985.

Photographer
Legal Eye Aerial Photography, New Kingstown, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, Color
Decade
1980-1989
Places
John Dickinson Campus
Academic Quad
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, c.1985

Aerial view of campus, 1989

Aerial view of campus and Carlisle, looking northwest over the Benjamin Rush and Charles Nisbet Campuses toward North Mountain in December 1989.

Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Benjamin Rush Campus
Charles Nisbet Campus
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, 1989

Aerial view of campus, 1989

Aerial view of campus and Carlisle, looking northeast over Biddle Field in December 1989.

Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Biddle Field
Charles Nisbet Campus
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, 1989

Aerial view of campus, 1989

Aerial view of campus, looking south over the Quads toward South Mountain in December 1989.

Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Charles Nisbet Campus
Quads
Longsdorf Hall
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, 1989

John Dickinson Campus, 1990

View of the John Dickinson Campus in 1990.

Photographer
Steve Miller
Location
Postcard Collection
Format
Photographic Print, Color
Postcard
Decade
1990-1999
Places
John Dickinson Campus
Bosler Hall
Holland Union Building
Other
Aerial View
John Dickinson Campus, 1990

Aerial view of campus, 1993

Aerial view of campus, centering on the John Dickinson Campus (Academic Quad), in November 1993.

Photographer
A. Pierce Bounds
Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1990-1999
Places
John Dickinson Campus
Academic Quad
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, 1993

Aerial view of campus, 1993

Aerial view of campus around the intersections of College and Louther Streets and College and High Streets, in November 1993.

Photographer
A. Pierce Bounds
Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1990-1999
Places
John Dickinson Campus
Charles Nisbet Campus
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus, 1993

Aerial view of campus athletic facilities, 1993

Aerial view of campus athletic facilities, including the Kline Center and Biddle Field, in November 1993.

Photographer
A. Pierce Bounds
Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1990-1999
Places
Biddle Field
Kline Center
Other
Aerial View
Aerial view of campus athletic facilities, 1993

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