Image View Description: Interior view of the Rotunda in the Walker Art Building, with statues.
College Buildings and Views: Walker Art Building
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).
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Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 10 x 12
Image View Description: Close-up of a Bowdoin football game.
Medium of Original: Silver gelatin photoprint
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 9 x 13
Image View Description: View from the sidelines of a Bowdoin football game.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 9 x 27
Image View Description: Susan L. Reis (left) and Kathryn I. Davis (Bowdoin 1982; right) working in a laboratory.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1982
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 25 x 20
Image View Description: Informal portrait of Patricia L. Simmons walking outside.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1977
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 24 x 20
Image View Description: Alumni Fund Chairman George S. Willard speaking at the Bowdoin Commencement.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1930
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 5 x 4
Image View Description: Mel Totman (right) receives Haldane Cup from President James S. Coles (left) at the Bowdoin Commencement.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1954
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 5 x 7
Image View Description: Group portrait of five of the members of the Bowdoin class of 1953 in their caps and gowns at Commencement. Left to right: Chamberlin, Wald, Emery, Mitchell, Dorr.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1953
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 8 x 10
Image View Description: Three members of the Bowdoin class of 1943 having their picture taken at Commencement. Left to right: Hutchings, Twomey, Larrabee.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1943
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 6 x 6
Image View Description: Members of the Bowdoin class of 1943 watch a game at Commencement.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 7 x 7
Sills, Kenneth Charles Morton (Bowdoin 1901 and Pres.)
Image View Description: Kenneth C. M. Sills (left) and Governor Brown (right) at the Bowdoin Commencement.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1901 Presidents
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 10 x 7
Image View Description: Side view of the Bowdoin class of 1952 walking into Commencement in their caps and gowns.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1952
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 9 x 12
Sandquist, C. Christopher (Bowdoin 1977)
Image View Description: C. Christopher Sandquist cooking in the kitchen of 238 Maine Street (Alpha Rho Upsilon).
College Buildings and Views: 238 Maine Street Sigma Nu House Wellness House Helmreich House Alpha Rho Upsilon House
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 20 x 25
Image View Description: Informal portrait of James E. Rhodes II (left) and Jim Horne (right) at the Bowdoin Commencement.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1897
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 9 x 9
Image View Description: Margaret C. Smith (left) receiving her honorary degree at the Bowdoin Commencement.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 11 x 9
Image View Description: Side view of some of the members of the Bowdoin class of 1987 standing in front of the Moulton Union at a reunion.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1987
College Buildings and Views: Moulton Union
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 17 x 12
Sills, Edith Lansing Koon (Bowdoin h1952)
Image View Description: Edith L. K. Sills (front) waiting to receive her honorary degree at the Bowdoin Commencement.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 12 x 9
Image View Description: Simkinson and Webb of the Bowdoin class of 1902 seated at a table at the 1952 Commencement.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1902
Image View Description: Baron Silvercruys (left) and Robert Hale (Bowdoin 1910; right) at the Bowdoin Commencement.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 8 x 8
Image View Description: Side view of the Bowdoin class of 1945 walking at Commencement.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1945
Image View Description: Art Portmore (front) pushing an unidentified person into a car; surrounded by unidentified people watching.
Image View Description: Photo of Rupert Neiley (Bowdoin 1941) sitting on the lawn with his wife and children at 1956 Commencement ceremonies.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1941
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 6 x 10
Class of 1878 Gateway, looking southeast
Image View Description: Southeast view of the class of 1878 memorial gateway. The quad is in the background. Buildings (l. to r.) Massachusetts Hall, Memorial Hall. "The Sepia Albertype Card."
College Buildings and Views: Class of 1878 Gateway
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 15 x 20
Image View Description: Informal portrait of Harry Palmer at the 1951 Commencement. Left to right: Dorothy Lindsay, Howard Lindsay, unidentified woman, Harry Palmer.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1904
Myron Curtis assisting students in the Computing Center
Image View Description: Myron Curtis (right), Director of the Computing Center, assisting students in the Computing Center. Computer mainframe in the background, basement of Hubbard Hall. Seated is Floyd Elliot (Class of 1981). Standing is Steve Rogers (Class of 1982)
Photographer: Gould, Rick (Bowdoin 1980)
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 17 x 24
Image View Description: Donald W. Philbrick standing outside at the Bowdoin Commencement.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1917
Image View Description: Informal portrait of four men standing behind a table at the Commencement dinner of 1955.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 11 x 13
Image View Description: Informal portrait of the reviewing ROTC standing on the steps of the Walker Art Building at the Commencement of 1945.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 7 x 10
Image View Description: Informal portrait of the administration's procession in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1940. Professor Edward C. Kirkland, Governor Lewis O. Barrows, K.C. Sills.
Personal Names: Kirkland, Edward C. Sills, Kenneth CM Barrows, Lewis O.
Image View Description: Scene of the band marching down the Quad at the Commencement of 1939.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 6 x 9
Image View Description: View of the Chandler's Band at the Commencement of 1939 under the Thorndike Oak.
Image View Description: Scene of the general ceremonies of the Commencement of 1939.
Image View Description: Scene of the audience at the laying of the cornerstone of the ice rink at the Commencement of 1956.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of men in suits standing and talking on the steps of a building at the Commencement of 1948.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 7 x 11
Image View Description: Informal portrait of three men in caps and gowns inside a room with books at the Commencement of 1955.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 9 x 10
Image View Description: Informal portrait the administration's procession in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1940.
Image View Description: Scene from after the ceremonies of the Commencement of 1939 in front of the David S. Smith Union.
College Buildings and Views: Sargent Gymnasium
Image View Description: View of the setting up of the Quad before Commencement. Left to right: Hubbard Hall, Memorial Flagpole, Walker Art Building.
Image View Description: Scene of the presentation of the class of 1930's gift by Fred Bird and Harrison Davis at the Commencement dinner of 1955.
Personal Names: Bird, Frederic H. Davis, Harrison M.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 6 x 8
Image View Description: Informal portrait of two men behind a table at the Commencement dinner of 1955.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 13 x 11
Image View Description: Scene of the procession on the Quad at the Commencement of 1951.
Image View Description: Informal group portrait of class of 1972 at tenth reunion, some with children.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1972
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 21 x 26
Image View Description: Side view of the Bowdoin class of 1927 giving a garden party for the Sills.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1927
Image View Description: Informal portrait of several men (possibly from the class of 1945) talking outside a freshman dorm at the Commencement of 1955.
Image View Description: Informal group portrait of graduating seniors in caps and gowns sitting on the quad at the Commencement of 1939.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of three members of the class of 1913 at a reunion.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1913
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 7 x 9
Image View Description: Side view of the Bowdoin class of 1942 at the dedication of their memorial cross in the chapel.
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1942
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 9 x 11
Image View Description: Group portrait of class of 1913 at reunion.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 7 x 13
Image View Description: View of automobiles parked around fields and streets for the Commencement of 1939.
Image View Description: Portrait of the honorary degree recipients of the Commencement of 1934.
Image View Description: Scene of the guests of the Commencement of 1990 standing around on the Quad.
Image View Description: Scene of the guests of the Commencement of 1990 standing on the Quad.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 13 x 9
Image View Description: Scene of a photographer taking a picture of two men at the Commencement of 1956.
Image View Description: View of Cadets receiving their ROTC commissions on the steps of the Walker Art Building at the Commencement of 1956.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of a speaker standing at the Commencement dinner of 1956.
Image View Description: View of the Procession on the Quad of senior women in caps and gowns at the Commencement of 1990.
College Persons and Groups: Students, candids
Image View Description: Scene of man in cap and gown being driven by a woman in a golf cart through the Quad. Smith Union and side of Chapel visible in the background.
Image View Description: Scene of the guests of the Commencement of 1990 seated in front of the Walker Art Building.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of speakers standing at the Commencement dinner of 1956.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of four guests of the Commencement of 1990 standing on the Quad.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of a security guard by the side of the Walker Art Building at the Commencement of 1990.
Image View Description: View of E.V. Pope presenting the only ROTC Marine commission on the steps of the Walker Art Building at the Commencement of 1956.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 7 x 3
Image View Description: Scene of an audience of friends and family getting their cameras ready at the Commencement of 1956.
Image View Description: View of a band in uniform led by a man in cap and gown with a baton marching along the Quad at the Commencement of 1990.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of two speakers at the Commencement dinner of 1956.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 6 x 5
Image View Description: Informal portrait of men in suits in a procession at the Commencement of 1956.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 8 x 13
Image View Description: Informal portrait of Cadet Colonel Dick Kurtz (ROTC) getting his army lieutenant commission on the steps of the Walker Art Building at the Commencement of 1956.
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 7 x 12
Image View Description: Scene of guests of the Commencement of 1990 walking along the Quad toward Massachusetts Hall.
College Buildings and Views: Quad Massachusetts Hall
Image View Description: Informal portrait of Marshal Bill Dougherty (Bowdoin 1946) lines up the Old Guard for the procession in the Commencement of 1956.
Image View Description: Group portrait of men in hats outside a freshman dorm at the Commencement of 1956.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of a man speaking while they lay the foundations of a building at the Commencement of 1956.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of Emeriti Van Cleve and Livingston seated at a table at the Commencement dinner of 1956.
Personal Names: Livingston, Charles H. Van Cleve, Thomas C.
Image View Description: Informal portrait of several people laying the foundations of a building at the Commencement of 1956.
Image View Description: Scene of the Bowdoin Alumni of Cleveland sitting down at a dinner.
Image View Description: Scene of the Bowdoin Alumni of Cleveland at a dinner.
Image View Description: Postcard image of DKE fraternity house, taken from Northwest corner. "The Sepia Albertype Card."
College Persons and Groups: Fraternities
Image View Description: Portrait of Jonathan Prince Cilley, Class of 1891
College Persons and Groups: Class of 1891
Notes: Removed from "Class of '91 Bowdoin College" photograph album
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 4 1/4 x 6 1/2
Image View Description: Scene of the Alumni Fund Campus Conference, during October 4 and 5 of 1957. Front row, middle: Fred Willey (Bowdoin 1917).
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Alumni Council at the Commencement of 1956. Left to right: retiring Council President Daniel Francis Mahoney (Bowdoin 1919), his successor Francis B. Hill (Bowdoin 1923), retiring Alumni Fund Chairman Carleton Sheffield Connor (Bowdoin 1936), his successor Louis Blalock McCarthy (Bowdoin 1919).
Image View Description: Class of 1922 Fountain (located in the courtyard between Hubbard Hall and Gibson Hall).
College Buildings and Views: Class of 1922 Fountain
Image View Description: Scene of the Alumni Association meeting at the Commencement of 1954. Pictured: Vice President Elect Dan Mahoney, Secretary Seward Marsh, President Charles Hildreth, President Elect Gil Elliott, Treasurer Glenn McIntire.
Image View Description: Group portrait of third generation Bowdoin students. Frank Edward Woodruff (Bowdoin 1939), William DeWitt Hyde (1938), Franklin Clement Robinson (1941), George Thomas Little II (1940).
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 17 x 22
Image View Description: Group portrait of the Alumni Council at the Commencement of 1956. Left to right: retiring Council President Daniel F. Mahoney (Bowdoin 1919), his successor Francis B. Hill (Bowdoin 1923), retiring Alumni Fund Chairman Carleton S. Cannor (Bowdoin 1936), his successor Louis B. McCarthy (Bowdoin 1919).
Image View Description: View of the audience at the Commencement ceremonies of 1990 seated on the Quad with Hubbard Hall behind them.
College Buildings and Views: Hubbard Hall Quad
Image View Description: Scene of Alumni Council meeting at the Commencement of 1956. Council President Daniel F. Mahoney hands the Alumni Service Award to Leland Webb Hovey (Bowdoin 1926).
Image View Description: View of the audience at the Commencement ceremonies of 1990 seated on the Quad.
Image View Description: View of guests at the Commencement of 1990 on the Quad outside of Hubbard Hall.
Image View Description: Scene of the Alumni Fund Campus Conference, during October 4 and 5 of 1957.
Image View Description: Scene of children getting their pictures taken with a person dressed as a smiling polar bear on the Quad at the Commencement of 1990.