West College (Old West)

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...

Gathered on the steps of West College

Four alumni from the Class of 1933 return to the steps of West College during Alumni Weekend in 1983.  Fifty years have passed since they walked down those steps at commencement.

Group in front of Old West, c.1890

A group of unidentified 21 men and 2 boys pose for a photograph in front of Old West circa 1890.

Group of men on the academic quad, c.1895

Twenty-five men standing on the academic quad, next to the corner of West College, and with Bosler Hall in the background around 1895.

Inauguration of William Durden, 1999

View as a group of alumni in Memorial Hall sign the register for President Durden's inauguration on October 30, 1999.

Standing: trustee Phil Caprice ('52) ; James Abbott ('50) ; Gene Evans ('49) ; trustee Wes Overholt ('50)

Signing In: George Hening ('53)

John Dickinson Campus, c.1890

View of John Dickinson Campus from N. West Street around 1890. The steps of East College and Old West are on the left side of the pathway. Bosler Hall is in the background.

John Dickinson Campus, c.1890

View of John Dickinson Campus around 1890, with Old West and Tome Scientific Building in the background.

John Dickinson Campus, c.1895

A small child stands next to a tree on the path to Old West around 1895.

John Dickinson Campus, c.1920

Panoramic view of the John Dickinson campus around 1920. Bosler Hall, Old West, the Tome Scientific Building, and East College are visible. 

John Dickinson Campus, c.1920

The John Dickinson Campus during the winter around 1920. Old West is visible through the trees.

John Mathias Kohlmeier III, 1999

DePaul University Professor John Mathias Kohlmeier III speaks in Memorial Hall to a combined class of policy studies and IB&M students on April 30, 1999. Kohlmeier, a member of the Class of 1956 and the Board of Trustees, discusses the role of information technology in today's economy.

Robert Emmet McAlarney, c.1890

Robert Emmet McAlarney (Class of 1893) sits in his dorm room in Old West around 1890.

Memorial Hall, c.1920

View of Memorial Hall, which is located inside West College, around 1920.

Mermaid, c.1950

View as a worker climbs up to the Mermaid on the cupola of Old West around 1950.

Mermaid, c.1975

View as several men work on Old West's cupola and the mermaid weathervane around 1975.

Mermaid Riding Bicycle, 1915

View of a group of students in the Old West cupola and a bicycle that was attached to the mermaid. 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...

Mermaid Riding Bicycle, 1915

View of a group of students in the Old West cupola and a bicycle that was attached to the mermaid.

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...

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 West, 1900

View of Old West in 1900.

Old West, c.1905

View of Old West around 1905.

Old West, c.1905

View of Old West around 1905.

Old West, c.1905

View of Old West around 1905. The Tome Scientific Building is visible in the background on the right.

Old West, c.1905

View of Old West around 1905.

Old West, c.1905

View of Old West around 1905.

Old West, c.1910

View of Old West around 1910.

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