Heating Plant

Academic Quad, 1916

Students and faculty stand in groups throughout the quad during the 1915-1916 academic year.

The caption reads: "Campus of Dickinson College, 1915-16"

Students in this photo include: Esther Popel ('19) ; William Jefferson ('19)

Althouse Hall, c.1960

View as several groups of people stand outside Althouse Hall around 1960. The heating plant tower is visible in the background.

Faculty and Students, 1923

View as faculty and students pose for a picture outside the back of Old West in 1923. The Tome Scientific Building is visible in the background on the left and the heating plant on the right.

Individuals in this photo include: Dorothy Davis ('24) ; President James H. Morgan ('78) ; George...

Heating Plant, c.1965

View of the Heating Plant around 1965. This building was located on the John Dickinson Campus behind Althouse Hall and Old West.

Heating Plant demolition, 1987

View of a worker tearing down the heating plant tower in 1987. The cupola of Old West is visible in the lower right corner.

Heating Plant demolition, 1987

View of workers tearing down the heating plant tower in 1987.

Heating Plant demolition, 1987

View of workers tearing down the heating plant tower in 1987.

Mermaid Riding Bicycle, 1915

Photograph of a bicycle that was attached to the mermaid on top of Old West.

The bike was put there as a prank by freshman members of Alpha Chi Rho during the 1914-15 school year. According to a letter by Frank Masland, class of 1918 and one of the participants, the stolen bike belonged...

Old Gymnasium, c.1895

View of the old gymnasium and the heating plant around 1895. The photographer is standing behind Old West, looking due east.

Old West, c.1920

View of Old West around 1920. The heating plant is visible on the left.

Old West, c.1960

View of Old West around 1960. The heating plant tower is visible in the background.

Old West, c.1960

View of Old West and the heating plant tower (top left) around 1960. The cupola is undergoing repair in this image.

Removing the College Bell, #4, 1905

A crowd watches as the college bell, which is on a wagon, moves through the academic quad. The bell will be installed in Denny Hall.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: "The Seniors in cap & gown constituting the guard of honor." 

The Heating Plant and part of the...

Tome Scientific Building, c.1895

View of Tome Scientific Building around 1895. The Old Gymnasium and the Heating plant tower are visible in the background.

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