Transparency shows students in the cafeteria in the "I" building where some appear to be doing school work. "…Christmas and Easter meant long nights with books studying for exams, doing reports or writing term papers. Nobody went to Ft....
Transparency is of a photograph of students at a dance. It is not known if it's on or off campus as some affairs were. "We had Friday night dances. The tickets were fifty cents or even one dollar for a big dance." (Adapted from Allen Dawson,...
Transparency is of a photograph of male students playing basketball behind one of the campus buildings. "But we had fun too. There was table tennis in the gym. There were those athletic boys who snatched ten minutes for basketball between...
Transparency shows a rehearsal of a student review, probably the Varsity show, one of many such student theatricals, performances and costumed festivities put on by Queens College students through the years, particularly until the 1970's. "There...
Transparency shows students lounging in the apple orchard, a legacy of farming on and near the campus site, a hideaway and romantic rendezvous on the eastern ednge of campus, near the present Fitzgerald Gym. "We went to the famous apple orchard." ...
Transparency of a photograph of two students in the left foreground, probably buildings D and E to their right, on a snow covered campus. “Queens College had no large stately trees, no ivy covered edifices, but it was spectacular in the winter...
Transparency of a photograph of male students learning to march at school in anticipation of inevitable World War Two service. This photograph was believed first published in the 1943 Silhouette, the college yearbook. “We were so much more...
Transparency of a news clipping, undated and unidentified, from World War Two with the headline “Queens College Buddies Together on Guam”, with a photograph of three servicemen. “Some of our classmates found each other in strange places far...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc; Laboratories; Science; Students; Women's education; Chemistry;
Transparency of a photograph of two female students at work in one of the laboratories in Building E where the Biology and Chemistry Departments were housed in the college's early years. "When we weren't studying in the library or spending long...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc; Libraries; Reading; Military uniforms; Clothing & dress; Hats;
Transparency of a photograph of several students reading, one in uniform. It was believed to have been taken in the library in Jefferson Hall during World War II. It was published in People's College on the Hill: Fifty Years at Queens College,...
Students; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Quadrangles (Courtyards); Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc; Buildings;
Transparency of a photograph of a view to the north side of the Campus Quadrangle, showing "A" and "B" or "B" and "C" Buildings. "We could have seen the modest buildings with their quaint, tiled roofs." (Adapted from Allen Dawson, Class of 1943...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc; Orchestras; Concert halls; Concerts; Students; Performances; Music; Music ensembles; Music halls; Musicians; Conductors; Audiences;
Transparency of a photograph of the Queens College Orchestra in concert in the auditorium of Jefferson Hall. "Jefferson Hall was the library, the gym, and the place where we went to hear the band and orchestra." (Adapted from Allen Dawson, Class of...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc; Bookstores; Music education; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Shrubs; Tiles; Awnings; Buildings;
Transparency of a photograph of "F" Building, the early home of the College's Music Department and the Bookstore. It is no longer extant, standing where Kiely Hall was erected in 1968. "Down the hill were the smaller buildings for music, speech,...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc; Aerial views; Power plants; Buildings;
Transparency of a photograph of an aerial view of Queens College Campus, the former New York Parental School for Boys, in the mid to late 30s. "If we could go back in time and fly over the campus of Queens College..." (Adapted from Allen Dawson,...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc; College administrators; Portraits;
Transparency of a photograph of Margaret Kiely, the first dean of Queens College, in 1937. Along with President Klapper, she in particular was known for giving students personal attention in their academics. "And all of us treasure the memory of...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc; Students; Buildings; Architectural decorations & ornaments;
Transparency of a photograph of the front entrance of Jefferson Hall also known as "H" Building, the College's original administration building. "At the head of the simple quadrangle was that imposing structure we called Jefferson Hall, or H...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc; College presidents; Portrait paintings; Robes;
Transparency of a photograph of a painting of Paul Klapper, the first president of Queens College in 1937, in academic robes. "There was Dr. Klapper whose wisdom and counsel helped start this school on its road to greatness." (Adapted from Allen...
Erie Canal; New York (State); Land sale; Advertisement.
Advertisment for New York Canal Lands on Sale that appeared on March 6, 1824 in the New-York American. Two hundred thousand acres were offered for sale on or near the intended route of the Erie Canal, anticipating accessibility by water "as soon as...
Children; Stores, Retail; Animals; Religion; Lamps; Petroleum; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of interior of room. A family is praying and leaning on chairs. A cat is on the back of the father is kneeling and the dog is barking at the cat. Children and laughing and pointing. Verso side: text,"Buy the Hope Safety Oil, no smoke,...
Children; Stores, Retail; Schools; Interiors; Lamps; Petroleum; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of interior of schoolroom. A boy student is talking with his male teacher. No other students are in the room. Verso side: text,"Buy the Hope Safety Oil, no smoke, no smell. Put up expressly for family use and especially adapted to...
