subject: Washburn Shops
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Boynton Hall, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
description- – A postcard of Boynton Hall at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Washburn Shops, also built in 1868, is shown in the distance. Completed in 1868, Boynton Hall was one of the first buildings to be built at the school. The building was named for John Boynton, whose generous grant in 1865 established the school. Boynton Hall, designed by noted public building architect Stephen J. Earle, is believed to be one of the first Gothic collegiate buildings in the United States.
- – Boynton, John
- – Washburn Shops
- – Earle, Stephen J.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings
- – Boynton Hall
- – Gothic revival (Architecture)
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – 1911
- – Is a part of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute History Collection. University Archives and Special Collections, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, George C. Gordon Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.wpi.edu/+library
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- – English
View of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester Mass.
description- – A postcard showing Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts looking up from Institute Road around 1900. From left to right is Boynton Hall, the Washburn Shops and the Salisbury Laboratories.
- – Washburn Shops
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings
- – Boynton Hall
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Salisbury Laboratories
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – 1906
- – Is a part of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute History Collection. University Archives and Special Collections, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, George C. Gordon Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.wpi.edu/+library
- – image/jpg
- – English
Worcester Polytechnic Institute from Institute Road, Worcester, Mass.
description- – A postcard of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts looking up from Institute Road. From left to right is Boynton Hall, the Washburn Shops and the Salisbury Laboratories. In the foreground is the Magnetic Laboratory. The Magnetic Laboratory was constructed in 1886 as an advanced magnetic and electric laboratory based on the designs by Alonzo S. Kimball, a WPI Professor. Dictated by the laws of magnetics no iron was used and the goal of the design was to leave it virtually vibration free. Unfortunately, by 1891 vibrations from a new trolley service and the addition of electric lights caused too much interference and the experiments conducted in the building were stopped. In 1921 it was became the home of the Skull, WPI's Senior honor society, and is now known as the Skull Tomb.
- – Skull Tomb
- – Washburn Shops
- – Magnetics
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings
- – Boynton Hall
- – Electrical Engineering
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Kimball, Alonzo S.
- – Salisbury Laboratories
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – Magnetic Laboratory
- – 1900-1920?
- – Is a part of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute History Collection. University Archives and Special Collections, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, George C. Gordon Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.wpi.edu/+library
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- – English
Washburn Shops, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
description- – A postcard of the Washburn Shops at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts from Institute Road. The Washburn Shops was built in 1868 along with Boynton Hall under the direction of Ichabod Washburn who died two months before completing the building. The building was specifically designed to be used for the practical training of students. The shops were run as a for-profit business with students making most of the products under the supervision of instructors. Types of products produced in the shops included screw machines, lathes, and drills. During the 1950's a 10 Kilowatt atomic reactor was constructed in the building that allowed for the study of the fundamentals of reactor operations. After many renovations, practical training is still the main purpose of the Washburn Shops today, making it the oldest engineering building still used for education.
- – Washburn, Ichabod
- – Washburn Shops
- – Nuclear reactors
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – 1909
- – Is a part of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute History Collection. University Archives and Special Collections, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, George C. Gordon Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.wpi.edu/+library
- – image/jpg
- – English
Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
description- – A postcard of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts looking up from Institute Road. From left to right is Boynton Hall, the Washburn Shops and the Salisbury Laboratories. In the foreground is the Magnetic Laboratory. The Magnetic Laboratory was constructed in 1886 as an advanced magnetic and electric laboratory based on the designs by Alonzo S. Kimball, a WPI Professor. Dictated by the laws of magnetics no iron was used and the goal of the design was to leave it virtually vibration free. Unfortunately, by 1891 vibrations from a new trolley service and the addition of electric lights caused too much interference and the experiments conducted in the building were stopped. In 1921 it was became the home of the Skull, WPI's Senior honor society, and is now known as the Skull Tomb.
- – Skull Tomb
- – Washburn Shops
- – Magnetics
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings
- – Boynton Hall
- – Electrical Engineering
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Kimball, Alonzo S.
- – Salisbury Laboratories
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – Magnetic Laboratory
- – 1900-1920?
- – Is a part of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute History Collection. University Archives and Special Collections, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, George C. Gordon Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.wpi.edu/+library
- – image/jpg
- – English
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