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Wayne State University; Buildings; Old Main; Recent
Circa 1950s. Exterior image of Old Main viewed from an upper floor of a building across the intersection of Warren and Cass looking southeast. Malcomson and Higginbotham, 1896. Originally Central High School, Old Main is Wayne State’s place of origin and now a university icon. The stately Romanesque Revival composition is softened by the buff-colored brick. Under the leadership of David Mackenzie, a junior college was begun in the building in 1917. In 1926, high school classes left the building…
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Old Main; Recent
Circa 1950s. Exterior image of side entrance to Old Main. Above door reads College of Pharmacy. Malcomson and Higginbotham, 1896. Originally Central High School, Old Main is Wayne State’s place of origin and now a university icon. The stately Romanesque Revival composition is softened by the buff-colored brick. Under the leadership of David Mackenzie, a junior college was begun in the building in 1917. In 1926, high school classes left the building and the growing college took over all the spac…
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Pharmacy; Historical; 625 Mullett
Circa 1950s. Image is an exterior view of College of Pharmacy entrance in Old Main Building. Dated February 6, 1957.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Libraries; General; Cornerstone Laying
Circa 1950s. Date July 18,1957. Looking at front of Kresge Library from Second Ave. in the northeast direction.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Community Arts
University Archives; Buildings; Community Arts Circa 1950s. Image of construction of Community Arts Building and McGregor Conference Center from Cass Avenue with Music Building in foreground. Date on photo is October 22,1957.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Community Arts
Circa 1950s. Night time image of entrance of Community Arts Building looking in at gallery. Date on photo is September 11, 1957.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Community Arts and Auditorium
Circa 1950s. Four members of Wayne State University’s Board of Governors (left to right) Melvin E. Bleich, Dr. Remus G. Robinson, Miss Louise C. Grace and Dr. Warren B. Cooksey, participating in the groundbreaking ceremonies for the final unit in the University’s Community Arts Center. Date on photo September 11,1957.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Community Arts and Audoritorium
Circa 1950s. DR. Clarence B. Hilberry, Wayne State University president and Mrs. Betty Becker and Mrs. Gladys Canty, members of the University's Board of Goverors, participate in the groundbreaking ceremonies. Date on photo is September 16,1957
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Community Arts and Auditorium
Circa 1950s. Dr. Clarence B. Hilberry, Wayne State University president, and Ruth Stevens, representing the City’s Capital Gifts Committee, break ground for the final unit in the University’s Community Arts Center. Date on photo September 1,1957
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Community Arts and Auditorium
Circa 1950s. Groundbreaking of the final unit of he University’s Community Arts Center. Date on photo September 11,1957. Image is of three men and a boy in a large piece of earth moving equipment.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Community Arts and Auditorium
Circa 1950s. Man sits at the main entrance of Community Arts Building. Date on photo is April 18,1957.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Community Arts; Music Wing 1953, 1955
Circa 1950s. View of entrance to Music Wing of Community Arts Center. Two people stand outside in the Winter. Photo dated January 16,1957.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Community Arts; 1954-1956; 1956
Circa 1950s. Crowd stands on the unfinished entrance to the Community Arts Center Art Wing main entrance. Date on photo September 18,1957
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Libraries 2; General and Kresge Library.
Circa 1950s. Exterior view of General and Kresge Science Library looking across the campus dated May 15, 1957. Suren Pilafian with Frank Montana architect, 1953 and 1954. Designed in a modern idiom of lines, planes, solids and voids. The elemental composition is Bauhaus modern.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Libraries 2; Kresge
Circa 1950s. Suren Pilafian with Frank Montana, 1953 and 1954. Designed in a modern idiom of lines, planes, solids and voids, the elemental composition is Bauhaus modern. Image of main entrance of Kresge from across campus. Date May 7,1957.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Libraries 2; Kresge
Circa 1950s. Suren Pilafian with Frank Montana, 1953 and 1954. Designed in a modern idiom of lines, planes, solids and voids, the elemental composition is Bauhaus modern. Interior image of student and Wendell Powers (standing) reviewing a book. Date May 24, 1957.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Mortuary Science
Circa 1950s. Exterior image of the future home of the Mortuary Science Department. Sign over door reads Electro Engineering and Manufacturing Company. Dated December 19, 1957.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Old Main
Circa unknown. Exterior aerial image of Old Main looking toward the southwest. Malcomson and Higginbotham, 1896. Originally Central High School, Old Main is Wayne State’s place of origin and now a university icon. The stately Romanesque Revival composition is softened by the buff-colored brick. Dated May 17,1957.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Misc.
Circa 1950s. Exterior image of Restaurant - Lion d’Or located at 5403 Second corner of Kirby and Second. Dated June 12, 1957.
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Wayne State University; Buildings; Misc.
Circa 1950s. Exterior image of old residence that the University used to house the University Press and University Bursar. Dated April 17, 1957. Location unknown.