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Adams Hall construction, 1962

View of Adams Hall under construction in August 1962.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1960-1969
Places
Adams Hall
Events and Activities
Construction
Adams Hall construction, 1962

Adams Hall, 1963

View of Adams Hall in June 1963.
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1960-1969
Places
Adams Hall
Adams Hall, 1963

Adams Hall interior, 1963

View of a common room inside Adams Hall on July 2, 1963.

Photographer
William C. Meads, Carlisle, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1960-1969
Places
Adams Hall
Other
Residence Life
Adams Hall interior, 1963

Adams Hall common room, 1964

Students relax in one of the common rooms in Adams Hall in 1964.
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1960-1969
Places
Adams Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Adams Hall common room, 1964

Adams Hall Rec Room, 1965

Two female students in the Adams Rec Room in February 1965.

Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1960-1969
Places
Adams Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Adams Hall Rec Room, 1965

Dorm room, 1972

View as a student sits in a dorm room in Adams Hall in 1972.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1970-1979
Places
Adams Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Studying
Dorm room, 1972

Adams Hall, c.1975

View of Adams Hall around 1975.

This image is #62 of the oversized photograph collection.

Location
Oversized Photograph Collection
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1970-1979
Places
Adams Hall
Adams Hall, c.1975

Adams Hall, c.1980

View of Adams Hall around 1980. Witwer Hall and the Allison United Methodist Church are also visible in the background.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Adams Hall
Allison United Methodist Church
Adams Hall, c.1980

Dorm room in Adams Hall, c.1980

View of a group of students in a dorm room in Adams Hall around 1980.
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Adams Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Dorm room in Adams Hall, c.1980

Dorm room in Adams Hall, c.1980

View as a student plays the guitar in a dorm room in Adams Hall around 1980.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Adams Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Dorm room in Adams Hall, c.1980

Dorm room in Adams Hall, c.1980

View as a student works at their desk in Adams Hall around 1980.

Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Adams Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Studying
Dorm room in Adams Hall, c.1980

Dorm room Adams Hall, 1980

A student works on homework at her desk in Adams Hall in February 1980.

Photographer
Terry Wild Studio, Williamsport, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Adams Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Diversity
Residence Life
Studying
Dorm room Adams Hall, 1980

Dorm room, 1984

View of a group of students in a dorm room in Adams Hall in February 1984.

Photographer
Terry Wild Studio, Williamsport, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Adams Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Dorm room, 1984

Dorm room, 1984

Two students sit and chat on a bed in Adams Hall in February 1984.

Photographer
Terry Wild Studio, Williamsport, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Adams Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Dorm room, 1984

Dorm room, 1984

View as a student studies her math textbook in her dorm room in Adams Hall in February 1984.

Photographer
Terry Wild Studio, Williamsport, PA
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, B&W
Decade
1980-1989
Places
Adams Hall
Roles
Students
Other
Residence Life
Studying
Dorm room, 1984

Adams Hall, 1990

View of the main entrance to Adams Hall after a snowstorm in January 1990.
Photographer
A. Pierce Bounds
Location
Slide Archives
Format
Slide (35mm)
Decade
1990-1999
Places
Adams Hall
Other
Campus Winter Scenes
Adams Hall, 1990

Adams Hall, c.1990

View of the main entrance of Adams Hall around fall 1990.

Location
Postcard Collection
Format
Photographic Print, Color
Postcard
Decade
1990-1999
Places
Adams Hall
Other
Campus Fall Scenes
Adams Hall, c.1990

Adams Hall, 2000

View of Adams Hall in 2000.
Photographer
Sean Mooney
Location
Photograph Archives
Format
Photographic Print, Color
Decade
2000-2009
Places
Adams Hall
Adams Hall, 2000

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