West College (Old West)

View of Old West around 1915.

View of Old West around 1915.

View of Old West after a snowstorm around 1915.

View of Old West around 1915. 

Photograph of students on the Old West cupola when a bicycle 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 bike belonged to Chaplain Springer. The operation took place in the middle of the night, and the four students made a human ladder by climbing on each others shoulders in order to reach the top of the cupola and hoist the bike up. The college had to hire steeple jacks to take the bike down, after which the boys promptly stole it again.

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)

View of Old West around 1916.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: A new phase of art for the Kodaker. Stereoscopic view of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa successfully made by Robert Tempest, with a No. 3 Pocket Kodak (special) with Kodak Anastigmat lens f. 4. 5.

View as faculty and students pose for a picture outside Old West around 1920.

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

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

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

View of Old West around 1920.

Fiftieth Reunion of the Class of 1872 held in 1922.  Group of men sitting on steps of Old West. 

Front Center: David Jay Myers is seated in the front center

View of Old West in 1922.

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.

The Class of 1902 Gateway to the John Dickinson Campus during the winter around 1925. This gateway is located on W. High Street.  Old West is in the background.

View of Old West around 1940.

View of Old West around 1945.

View of Old West through the Class of 1902 Gateway around 1945.

View of Old West in 1949.

View of Old West around 1950.

View of Old West around 1950.