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Metzger Hall dorm room, c.1940

A student studies in her dorm room in Metzger Hall around 1940.
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Film Negative
Decade
1940-1949
Places
Metzger Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Studying
Metzger Hall dorm room, c.1940

Metzger Hall interior, c.1940

View inside Metzger Hall around 1940.
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Film Negative
Decade
1940-1949
Places
Metzger Hall
Other
Residence Life
Metzger Hall interior, c.1940

Metzger Hall interior, c.1940

View inside Metzger Hall around 1940.
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Film Negative
Decade
1940-1949
Places
Metzger Hall
Other
Residence Life
Metzger Hall interior, c.1940

Metzger Hall interior, c.1940

View inside Metzger Hall around 1940.
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Film Negative
Decade
1940-1949
Places
Metzger Hall
Other
Residence Life
Metzger Hall interior, c.1940

Dorm room in Drayer Hall, c.1950

View as two students study in a dorm room in Drayer Hall around 1950.

Photographer
Wilbur Boone, Bryn Mawr, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Studying
Dorm room in Drayer Hall, c.1950

Dorm room in Drayer Hall, c.1950

View as a student sits at a desk in a dorm room in Drayer Hall around 1950.

Photographer
Wilbur Boone, Bryn Mawr, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Dorm room in Drayer Hall, c.1950

Dorm room in Drayer Hall, c.1950

View as three students study in a dorm room in Drayer Hall around 1950.
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Studying
Dorm room in Drayer Hall, c.1950

Caroline Hummel Thomas, c.1950

View of Caroline Hummel Thomas (Class of 1953) in her dorm room around 1950.

Photographer
Jas. F. Steinmetz, Photographic Work-Shop, Carlisle, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Roles
Students
People
Thomas, Caroline Hummel
Other
Residence Life
Caroline Hummel Thomas, c.1950

Drayer Hall second floor lounge, 1952

View of students in the second floor lounge of Drayer Hall in 1952.

Photographer
Wilbur Boone, Bryn Mawr, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Drayer Hall second floor lounge, 1952

Drayer Hall Sharp lounge, 1952

Students sitting in the Sharp lounge, which was located on the main floor of Drayer Hall in 1952.
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Drayer Hall Sharp lounge, 1952

Drayer Hall balcony, c.1955

Students on the Drayer Hall balcony around 1955. The cupola of Trickett Hall (Dickinson School of Law) is in the background.

Photographer
Wilbur Boone, Bryn Mawr, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Drayer Hall balcony, c.1955

Drayer Hall basement lounge, c.1955

Students sitting in the Drayer Hall basement lounge around 1955.

Photographer
Wilbur Boone, Bryn Mawr, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Drayer Hall basement lounge, c.1955

Drayer Hall dorm room, c.1955

View of a dorm room in Drayer Hall around 1955.
Photographer
LAND, Carlisle, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Drayer Hall dorm room, c.1955

Drayer Hall elevator, c.1955

Students in the Drayer Hall elevator around 1955.
Photographer
Wilbur Boone, Bryn Mawr, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Drayer Hall elevator, c.1955

Drayer Hall entrance hall, c.1955

Students in the entrance hall of Drayer Hall around 1955.
Photographer
Wilbur Boone, Bryn Mawr, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Drayer Hall entrance hall, c.1955

Drayer Hall front desk, c.1955

Students working at the front desk of Drayer Hall around 1955.

Photographer
Wilbur Boone, Bryn Mawr, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Drayer Hall front desk, c.1955

Drayer Hall side lounge, c.1955

Two students in the side lounge of Drayer Hall around 1955.
Photographer
Wilbur Boone, Bryn Mawr, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Drayer Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Drayer Hall side lounge, c.1955

Ping pong and music, 1955

Members of the Commons Club relax by playing ping pong, playing the piano, and singing in their rooms in 1955.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Groups and Organizations
Commons Club
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Ping pong and music, 1955

Playing cards, 1955

Members of the Commons Club play cards in the club rooms in 1955.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Groups and Organizations
Commons Club
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Playing cards, 1955

Two students in their room at Gibbs House, c.1955

Two female students sitting in their room at Gibbs House around 1955.
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Film Negative
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Gibbs House
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Two students in their room at Gibbs House, c.1955

Mathews House living room, 1957

Upon its acquisition in 1957, Mathews House was remodeled to serve as a women's dormitory. Here, two residents relax in one of the living rooms.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Mathews House
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Mathews House living room, 1957

Arthur Duel in his car, 1958

Arthur B. Duel III ('59) sits in his 1955 Austin Healey 100 outside Morgan Hall in fall 1958.  The field looking northwest across High Street is the future site of McKenney Hall.

Photographer
William Creighton Reed, Jr.
Origin
Gift of William Creighton Reed, Jr.
Location
P-ReedW-2014-1
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Morgan Hall
Roles
Students
People
Duel, Arthur B. (III)
Other
Residence Life
Arthur Duel in his car, 1958

Fraternity touch football, 1958

The Phi Delta Theta and Beta Theta Pi fraternities play a game of touch football in fall 1958.

Photographer
William Creighton Reed, Jr.
Origin
Gift of William Creighton Reed, Jr.
Location
P-ReedW-2014-1
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1950-1959
Groups and Organizations
Beta Theta Pi
Phi Delta Theta
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Fraternity touch football, 1958

Robert Armacost reading in Beta House, 1958

Robert W. Armacost ('59) reads in the Beta Theta Pi house in fall 1958.

Photographer
William Creighton Reed, Jr.
Origin
Gift of William Creighton Reed, Jr.
Location
P-ReedW-2014-1
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Beta Theta Pi house
Roles
Students
People
Armacost, Robert W.
Other
Residence Life
Studying
Robert Armacost reading in Beta House, 1958

Recreational lacrosse, 1959

Students Bernard Mark, Judson Laird, and Calvin Lewis play lacrosse in front of Morgan Hall in March 1959.

Photographer
William Creighton Reed, Jr.
Origin
Gift of William Creighton Reed, Jr.
Location
P-ReedW-2014-1
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1950-1959
Places
Morgan Hall
Roles
Students
People
Mark, Bernard F. (Jr.)
Laird, Judson (III)
Lewis, Calvin
Other
Residence Life
Recreational lacrosse, 1959

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