Boynton Hall, Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
description- – A postcard of Boynton Hall at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. 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
- – Earle, Stephen J.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings
- – Boynton Hall
- – Gothic revival (Architecture)
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – 1931
- – 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
Atwater Kent Laboratory, Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
description- – A postcard of the Atwater Kent Laboratory at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. The Atwater Kent Laboratory was completed in 1907, and at the time of its completion was the first academic building in the United States that was totally devoted to electric engineering. The original building had a large power panel that ran the length of the building, used in the School's focus on Electrical Railway Engineering. For nearly 40 years the building was only known as the"Great Laboratory"or the"EE"Building. It wasn't until 1949, when the building was named for one of its most famous non-graduates, Atwater Kent, a member of the class of 1900 who went on to become a pioneer in radio, that the building officially had a name.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings
- – Electrical Laboratory
- – Electrical Engineering
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Kent, Atwater, 1873-1949
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute.Electrical Engineering Dept.
- – 1907-1930?
- – 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
Alden Memorial, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
description- – A postcard of the Alden Memorial Auditorium and the Earle footbridge at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. The Alden Memorial Auditorium was constructed in 1939 and the Earle Footbridge was constructed a year later in 1940. The Earle Bridge provides access to the East and West Side of campus and is named in honor of Worcester Polytechnic Institute President, Ralph Earle. The Alden Memorial Auditorium holds upwards of 720 removable seats on the floor and another 120 in the balcony, making it equally usable for dances as well as functions such as commencement.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Alden Memorial Auditorium
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – Earle Footbridge
- – 1940-1950?
- – 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 - Alden Memorial, Sanford Riley Hall, Electrical Engineering Building, and Higgins Mechanical Engineering Laboratories.
description- – A postcard showing four different buildings on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus Worcester, Massachusetts. Shown on the postcard are the Alden Memorial Auditorium and the Earle Footbridge built in 1939 and 1940 respectively, the Sanford Riley Hall built in 1926, the Atwood Kent Laboratory built in 1907, and the Higgins Mechanical Engineering Laboratories built in 1942.
- – Atwater Kent
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings
- – Electrical Engineering
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Higgins Mechanical Engineering Laboratories
- – Sanford Riley Hall
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – 1942-1949?
- – 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
Booker T. Washington at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
description- – A postcard showing Booker T. Washington standing with faculty during the 50th Anniversary of the founding of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, on June 9, 1915. Booker T. Washington was a surprise speaker at the proceedings, delivering an eloquent address that spoke to the theme of the transformation of the freedman which had occurred in the fifty years since the schools founding in 1865.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Anniversaries
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Commencement ceremonies
- – 1915-06-09
- – 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
Booker T. Washington walking in the academic procession at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
description- – A postcard showing Booker T. Washington walking with faculty during the academic procession to the ceremonies to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts on June 9, 1915. Booker T. Washington was a surprise speaker at the proceedings, delivering an eloquent address that spoke to the theme of the transformation of the freedman which had occurred in the fifty years since the schools founding in 1865.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Parades&processions
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Anniversaries--50th
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Commencement ceremonies
- – 1915-06-09
- – 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
Mr. Charles G. Washburn speaking at the dedication of Alumni Field
description- – A postcard showing Mr. Charles G. Washburn, president of the Board of Trustees, at the dedication of Alumni Field at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass. on June 8, 1915. Alumni Field and Alumni Gymnasium were given to the college by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alumni in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the school in 1865. A presentation turning over the deed to Alumni Field to the college was made by Mr. Edward F. Miner, president of the class of 1887, during the dedication ceremonies.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Anniversaries
- – Alumni and alumnae--Associations, institutions, etc.: Building dedications
- – Washburn, Charles G.
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – 1915-06-08
- – 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
The Academic procession on Main Street
description- – A postcard showing the Academic Procession down Main Street to Mechanics Hall to the ceremonies to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts on June 9, 1915.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Anniversaries
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Parades&processions
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Commencement ceremonies
- – 1915-06-09
- – 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
The Seniors in the Academic Procession
description- – A postcard showing the Seniors in the Academic procession down Main Street to Mechanics Hall to the ceremonies to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts on June 9, 1915.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Anniversaries
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Parades&processions
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Commencement ceremonies
- – 1915-06-09
- – 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
Procession marching to Alumni Field
description- – A postcard showing the procession of students, alumni, and faculty marching down Park Avenue to Alumni Field for the dedication of Alumni Field at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. Alumni Field and Alumni Gymnasium were given to the college by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alumni in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the school in 1865.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Anniversaries
- – Alumni and alumnae--Associations, institutions, etc.: Building dedications
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Parades&processions
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – 1915-06-08
- – 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
Professor Conant and Professor Coombs
description- – A postcard showing Professor L.L. Conant presenting Professor Combs, Secretary of the Commemoration Committee, with a gold watch and fifty American Roses at the Gates to Alumni Field during the dedication of Alumni Field to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. The watch and roses were given in commemoration of the fact that it was his fiftieth birthday on the same weekend that Worcester Polytechnic Institute was celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the school's founding. Alumni Field and the Alumni Gymnasium were given to the college by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alumni in honor of the school's 50th Anniversary.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Anniversaries
- – Alumni and alumnae--Associations, institutions, etc.: Building dedications
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings and grounds
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – Conant, L.L.
- – 1915-06-08
- – 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
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
- – image/jpg
- – English
Dedication exercises at the gates to Alumni Field
description- – A postcard showing the dedication of Alumni Field at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. The postcard shows the semi-circle crowd of students, faculty and alumni that formed around the platform where the ceremonies were conducted. Alumni Field and Alumni Gymnasium were given to the college by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alumni in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the school in 1865. A presentation turning over the deed to Alumni Field to the college was made by Mr. Edward F. Miner, president of the class of 1887 during the dedication ceremonies.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Anniversaries
- – Alumni and alumnae--Associations, institutions, etc.: Building dedications
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings and grounds
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – 1915-06-08
- – 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
Salisbury Laboratories, Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
description- – A postcard of Salisbury Laboratories at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. Salisbury Laboratory, built in 1889, was the third building constructed on the campus and originally held the Departments of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering. The building was named after Stephen Salisbury II, one of the original benefactors of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and his son Stephen Salisbury III for his many donations to the school, including for the construction of the Salisbury Laboratories.
- – Salisbury, Stephen III
- – Salisbury, Stephen II
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Salisbury Laboratories
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – 1912
- – 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
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
- – image/jpg
- – English
Electrical Laboratory, Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
description- – A postcard of the Atwater Kent Laboratory at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. The Atwater Kent Laboratory was completed in 1907, and at the time of its completion was the first academic building in the United States that was totally devoted to electric engineering. The original building had a large power panel that ran the length of the building that was used in the School's focus on Electrical Railway Engineering. For nearly 40 years the building was known only as the"Great Laboratory"or the"EE"Building. It wasn't until 1949 that the building officially had a name. It was named for one of its most famous non-graduates, Atwater Kent, a member of the class of 1900 who went on to become a pioneer in radio.
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings
- – Electrical Laboratory
- – Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Kent, Atwater, 1873-1949
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute.Electrical Engineering Dept.
- – 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
Tech. Special Car, Worcester Mass.
description- – A postcard of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Tech Trolley or Technical Special Car. With the construction of the Electrical Engineering building (Atwater Kent building) in 1907, the Electrical Engineering Department at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute was able to expand its focus on Electric Railroad Engineering with the Tech Trolley, a forty-foot trolley that allowed students to test speed, voltage, current and resistance of rail lines, both inside and outside of the Electrical Engineering building. The Trolley was Pullman-green with gold trimmings and had side and end doors but no regular steps, a precaution for persons who might otherwise mistake it for a passenger trolley. Rolled out of the big west door of the Electrical Engineering building, it tested around 3878 miles of New England's Electric Railways before it was finally decommissioned in 1937.
- – Electrical Engineering
- – Trolley buses
- – Street railroads--Massachusetts--Worcester
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History
- – Electric railroads
- – Worcester Polytechnic Institute.Electrical Engineering Dept.
- – Tech Trolley
- – 1907?
- – 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
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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