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Reference area before library renovation, 1999

Reference area before library renovation, 1999

The reference area is shown in a view towards the glass wall on the south, before library renovation which took place in 1999.
Red Barron and Homecoming Central Committee members, 1950

Red Barron and Homecoming Central Committee members, 1950

Red Barron is seated at a desk and is flanked on either side by two standing individuals. These two individuals are members of the Homecoming Central Committee. All three are reading a document which Barron is holding.
Recording results of nail testing, 1949

Recording results of nail testing, 1949

A man is standing in front of some nail testing equipment. He is recording the results of the test in a clipboard.
Ray Follette and Dick Sperring checking alumni files, Homecoming, 1951

Ray Follette and Dick Sperring checking alumni files, Homecoming, 1951

Homecoming General Chairman Ray Follette and Public Relations chairman Dick Sperring are checking alumni files.
Railroad signal lights on an overhead beam as decorations for the Homecoming Dance, 1965

Railroad signal lights on an overhead beam as decorations for the Homecoming Dance, 1965

Railroad signal lights hang from an overhead beam as part of the decoration for the Homecoming Dance with the theme Night Train, 1965.
Quick curing fertilizer dryer, 1953 or 1954

Quick curing fertilizer dryer, 1953 or 1954

This full view of the Quick curing fertilizer dryers shows the raw superphosphate disintegrator, conveyor belt, link-belt roto lourve dryer and accessory equipment.
Quantitative analysis class, 1890

Quantitative analysis class, 1890

A quantitative analysis class in the Chemistry-Physics Hall, probably in the 1890s. The caption on the back of the photograph states: ""Note blast lamp for igniting crucibles; Kipp gas generator; wash bottle made from round bottom flask.""
Pulverator and drill, 1925

Pulverator and drill, 1925

The operation of a pulverator and drill in an untilled field. The tractor pulling the machinery has unusually light and narrow steel wheels. The photograph is from the rear. A roadway fence line at the edge of the field is in the middle distance.
Pulley, 1937

Pulley, 1937

This is a close up view of a piece of equipment in a processing plant. A pulley and chain are to the left.
Pulley, 1937

Pulley, 1937

This is a close-up view of a pulley using two connected chains.
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