Image View Description: Long-distance view of the 1889 crew Field Day held on the river. The Maine Central R.R. bridge is seen in the background. The Bowdoin 1891 crew team is racing against the Bowdoin 1892 crew team.
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Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 11 x 19
Image View Description: Side view of an unidentified Bowdoin swimmer doing the crawl stroke.
Medium of Original: Silver gelatin photoprint
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 13 x 17
Image View Description: Group shot of four unidentified Bowdoin swimmers in the pool.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 12 x 17
Image View Description: View of a military swimming exhibition at Bowdoin; titled "Water Wings".
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 8 x 6
Image View Description: Group portrait of three unidentified Bowdoin athletic team captains. The one on the left is identified as Cloudman (Bowdoin 1903).
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 6 x 7
Image View Description: Portrait of two unidentified Bowdoin swimmers crouched down at the edge of the pool.
Image View Description: View of a military swimming exhibition at Bowdoin; titled "Class Drill".
Image View Description: Front view of an unidentified man playing golf, probably a Bowdoin coach or alumnus.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 18 x 13
Image View Description: Informal portrait of an unidentified Bowdoin swimmer sitting on the side of the pool.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 17 x 12
Image View Description: Informal portrait of a Bowdoin swimmer crouched in front of the pool.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 17 x 11
Image View Description: View of a military swimming exhibition at Bowdoin; titled "Carrying Rifles".
Image View Description: Side view of a race on the Bowdoin track. Fans can be seen in the background on the bleachers, holding up a Bowdoin banner. Several unidentified Bowdoin runners are running.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 20 x 30
Image View Description: View of three unidentified men in competition (at least one is from Bowdoin).
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 10 x 12
Image View Description: View from the bleachers of the Bowdoin marching band performing on the football field before the start of the game.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 20 x 24
Image View Description: View of a military swimming exhibition at Bowdoin; titled "Curry the Clown".
Image View Description: View of three unidentified swimmers (at least one is from Bowdoin) in competition.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of an unidentified Bowdoin football player.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 21 x 16
Image View Description: View of a military swimming exhibition at Bowdoin; titled "The Shark".
Image View Description: Group portrait of three Bowdoin athletic team captains. Left to right: Stanwood, Cloudman, Locke (all are Bowdoin 1903).
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 7 x 10
Image View Description: Front view of a race starting on the track. Several unidentified Bowdoin runners are participating.
Sills, Kenneth Charles Morton, (Bowdoin 1901)
Image View Description: Portrait of Kenneth Sills, eighth President of Bowdoin College
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1901
Image View Description: Informal portrait of an unidentified Bowdoin swimmer standing by the pool.
Image View Description: View of a military swimming exhibition at Bowdoin; titled "Water Polo".
Image View Description: Group portrait of four unidentified Bowdoin athletic team captains.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 9 x 12
Image View Description: Side view of a live brown bear, the University of Maine mascot, on the football field at the Maine vs. Bowdoin championship game.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 8 x 30
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1879 on "Joy Day".
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1878
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 16 x 22
Image View Description: View of the track at the first meet on the John J. Magee track. Bowdoin vs. UMPO-GO, Bowdoin won 130-24.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 20 x 21
Image View Description: Informal group portrait of some unidentified members of a Bowdoin track team. Coach Jack Magee can be seen on the far right.
Image View Description: Side view of an unidentified Bowdoin discus thrower.
Image View Description: Front view of an unidentified Bowdoin runner crouched on the track in the start position.
Image View Description: Close-up of an unidentified Bowdoin swimmer in the pool.
Image View Description: Close-up of a race during the first meet on the John J. Magee track. Bowdoin vs. UMPO-GO, Bowdoin won 130-24.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 19 x 24
Image View Description: Side view of two unidentified Bowdoin swimmers in the pool.
Image View Description: Front view of an unidentified Bowdoin runner on the track.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 8 x 12
Image View Description: Close-up of an unidentified Bowdoin swimmer diving backwards.
Image View Description: Close-up of an unidentified Bowdoin pole vaulter.
Image View Description: Front view of an unidentified Bowdoin track runner crouched in the start position on the track.
Image View Description: Back view of an unidentified Bowdoin swimmer jumping into the pool.
Image View Description: Group portrait of the class of 1878 on Ivy day.
Image View Description: Side view of an unidentified Bowdoin runner on the track. A bystander is seen to the left.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 12 x 9
Image View Description: Front view of an unidentified Bowdoin long jumper jumping.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 6 x 8
Image View Description: Informal portrait of an unidentified Bowdoin relay team.
Image View Description: Front view of an unidentified Bowdoin hammer thrower.
Image View Description: Close-up of an unidentified Bowdoin swimmer diving.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 11 x 17
Image View Description: Front view of an unidentified Bowdoin runner crouched in the start position on the track.
Image View Description: Side view of five unidentified Bowdoin swimmers in the pool.
Image View Description: Front view of an unidentified Bowdoin swimmer standing on the diving board.
Image View Description: Side view of an unidentified Bowdoin swimmer diving.
Image View Description: Group portrait of the class of 1861 in front of the chapel.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1861
Notes: Click here for related historical and descriptive narrative from Patricia McGraw Anderson's The Architecture of Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Maine: Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 1988).
Provenance: Ray, Roger B. (Bowdoin 1929)
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 22 x 27
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Medical School of Maine class of 1869. Joseph Louville Bennett is second from left.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1869
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 20 x 25
Image View Description: Group portrait of the five "Honor Men" of the Bowdoin class of 1876 seated on the steps of Winthrop Hall. The honors were conferred by vote of the class and made public on Ivy Day. Left to right: Sanford "Popular Man", Clark "a shade", Evans "Homely Man", Alden "Handsome Man", Stevens "best moustache".
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1876
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 10 x 15
Image View Description: President and VIPs for 1902 Commencement standing in front of Parker Cleaveland House (left to right): General O.O. Howard, Speaker T.B. Reed, Chief Justice M.W. Fuller, and President Hyde.
College Persons and Groups: Presidents Alumni Trustees
Personal Names: Reed, Thomas B. Fuller, Melville W. Howard, Oliver Otis Hyde, William De Witt, 1858-1917
College Buildings and Views: Parker Cleaveland House
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 16 x 21
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1866. Standing (left to right): Holmes, Fernald, Woodman, Lawrence, Carlton, Williams, Gross. Second row (left to right): Sumner, Herrick, Lord, Fellows. Third row (left to right): Beecher, Carter, Boardman, Hussey, Gerrish, Hinkley, Webster, Kelly. Lower step: Packard, Chapman.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1866
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 14 x 19 (oval)
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1896 in their caps and gowns at Commencement.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1896
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 18 x 23
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1890 in their caps and gowns. This class was the first to introduce this custom of wearing caps and gowns for commencment.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1890
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 12 x 19
Image View Description: Group of students in a clasroom, including members of Bowdoin Class of 1940. Titled "Greek 3". Matthew Bullock, Jr., front row second from left.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1940
Personal Names: Bullock, Matthew, W. Jr.
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1873 in front of Adams Hall.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1873
Medium of Original: Stereograph [Albumen]
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 8 x 16
Image View Description: Side view of the Bowdoin class of 1939 on Class Day.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1939
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 4 x 6
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1892 in their caps and gowns.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1892
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 16 x 23
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1901.
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1896.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 19 x 23
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1876. Standing (left to right): P. Payson, Wright, Wailt, Sanford. Seated (left to right): Payne, Stimson, Libby, Alden, Kimball, Pratt.
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1869.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 23 x 28
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1877 in front of the chapel on Ivy Day.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1877
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 13 x 19
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1877.
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1869 gathered around a tree on the quad.
Hyde, William DeWitt (Bowdoin pres. 1885-1917)
Image View Description: Portrait of William DeWitt Hyde
Personal Names: Hyde, William De Witt, 1858-1917
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 16 x 11
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1877 standing in front of the chapel.
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1874.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1874
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 12 x 20
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1856.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1856
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Bowdoin class of 1877 during the Bowdoin summer school session.
Image View Description: Portrait of the three freshman class officers of the Bowdoin class of 1940. Left to right: Neal Woodside Allen, Jr.; Robert Ness Bass; Truman Gross Schnabel, Jr.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of four members of the Administration and faculty procession in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1944, including President Sills and the Earl of Halifax.
Personal Names: Sills, Kenneth CMWood, Edward F.L.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 21 x 26
Image View Description: View of the Administration and faculty procession in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1944.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 26 x 21
Image View Description: Group portrait of the honorary degree recipients and faculty members in caps and gowns standing on steps at the Commencement of 1962.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 13 x 18
Image View Description: View of the administration and faculty procession in caps and gowns on the Quad in the Commencement of 1956.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 11 x 13
Image View Description: View of the administration and faculty procession in caps and gowns in the Commencement of 1956.
Image View Description: View of the procession of administration and faculty at the Commencement of 1953.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 7 x 7
Image View Description: Informal portrait of the Administration and faculty procession in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1944, including President Sills and the Earl of Halifax.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of the Administration and faculty procession in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1944.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 9 x 13
Image View Description: View of the administration and faculty's procession at the September Commencement of 1942.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of the procession of faculty and Professors Emeriti in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1953.
Image View Description: View of the administration and faculty's procession leaving Hubbard Hall, lead by a dog, at the September Commencement of 1942.
College Buildings and Views: Hubbard Hall
Image View Description: Informal portrait of four faculty members and guests in caps and gowns seated at the Commencement ceremonies of 1986. Left to right: Dean Robert Wilhelm, Robert Porter (Bowdoin 1937), Pastor William Innes, Chairmen of the Trustees Evret Pope (Bowdoin 1941).
Personal Names: Pope, Everett P.Wilhelm, RobertInnes, WilliamPorter, Robert M.
Image View Description: View of the faculty procession in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1946.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of the procession of administration and faculty at the Commencement of 1955.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 5 x 8
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Administration and faculty in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1940.
College Persons and Groups: Presidents Faculty
Image View Description: Panoramic view of seniors in caps and gowns sitting in a circle on the Quad smoking the "pipe of peace."
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 9 x 28
Image View Description: Informal portrait of five members of the Administration and faculty procession in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1944.
Image View Description: Faculty member Ernst Christian Helmreich standing with President K.C. Sills
Personal Names: Sills, Kenneth CM Helmreich, Ernst C.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 11 x 8
Helmreich, Ernst Christian (Bowdoin faculty)
Image View Description: Portrait of Ernst Christian Helmreich
Image View Description: Informal portrait of the Administration and faculty procession in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1944, with President Sills.
Image View Description: Professors and administration line-up at the Commencement of 1921, with Governer Baxter and President Sills.
Personal Names: Baxter, Percival Sills, Kenneth CM
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 20 x 22
Image View Description: View of the administration and faculty's procession in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1940. Professor Edward C. Kirkland, Governor Lewis O. Barrows, K.C.M. Sills.
College Persons and Groups: FacultyPresidents
Personal Names: Barrows, Lewis O.Kirkland, Edward C.Sills, Kenneth CM
Image View Description: Informal portrait of the faculty procession in caps and gowns leaving Hubbard Hall with President Sills and Marshal Jim Abrahamson ('26) at the Commencement of 1946.
Personal Names: Sills, Kenneth CMAbrahamson, Albert