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Bates College Historic Photograph collection

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Bates College Historic Photograph collection
Rights
Most photographs are copyright Bates College. For photographs containing no copyright statement, it is up to the researcher to determine the copyright holder (if any) before publishing the image. For questions regarding copyright, including image use and takedown requests, please contact Archives staff.
Date
Circa 1875 - present
Description
This online collection includes digital copies of a small selection of the more than 10,000 historic photographs of Bates College held by the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. The collection documents the life of the College from 1875-present, although the bulk of the collection runs from the early 1890s though the early 1960s. Topics covered include campus buildings, athletics, classroom activities, clubs, dorm life, theater, and many other aspects or activities of the College. There are also photographs of faculty and staff, honorary degree recipients, commencement, and class reunions.

Digital copies are provided here for research purposes only. For more information about the collection, to request copies or permission to use or publish images, or to find additional photographs, please contact the Archives staff at muskie@bates.edu or 207-786-6354.

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  • Roommates in Roger Williams
    Oscar Fuller, Class of 1899, and Lester Pease, Class of 1895 and Cobb Divinity School Class of 1898, sit in their room in Roger Williams Hall. Oscar and Lester were roommates in room number 11 in the 1897-1898 academic year.
  • Allison E. Tuttle '79
    Allison Eugene Tuttle graduated from Bates College in 1879. He was a member of the Bates football team that played Tufts on November 6, 1875.
  • Henry A. Rundlett '78
    Henry Albert Rundlett graduated from Bates College in 1878. He was a member of the Bates football team that played Tufts on November 6, 1875.
  • Charles F. Peasley '78
    Charles Freemont Peasley graduated from Bates College in 1878. He was a member of the Bates football team that played Tufts on November 6, 1875.
  • Charles E. Hussey '78
    Charles Edwin Hussey graduated from Bates College in 1878. He was a member of the Bates football team that played Tufts on November 6, 1875.
  • Amaziah Gatchell '78
    Amaziah Gatchell graduated from Bates College in 1878. He was a member of the Bates football team that played Tufts on November 6, 1875.
  • Frank H. Briggs '78
    Frank Herbert Briggs graduated from Bates College in 1878. He was a member of the Bates football team that played Tufts on November 6, 1875.
  • George H. Wyman '77
    George Henry Wyman graduated from Bates College in 1877. He was captain of the Bates football team that played Tufts on November 6, 1875.
  • James W. Smith '77
    James Watson Smith graduated from Bates College in 1877. He was a member of the Bates football team that played Tufts on November 6, 1875.
  • Newell P. Noble '77
    Newell Perkins Noble graduated from Bates College in 1877. He was a substitute for the Bates football team that played Tufts on November 6, 1875.
  • Arthur L. Morey '76
    Arthur Leroy Morey graduated from Bates College in 1876. He was an umpire for the Bates v. Tufts football game on November 6, 1875.
  • Wendell H. Adams '76
    Wendell Holmes Adams graduated from Bates College in 1876. He was a member of the Bates football team that played Tufts on November 6, 1875.
  • Enoch C. Adams '76
    Enoch Case Adams was an 1876 graduate of Bates College. He was a substitute for the Bates football team that played Tufts on November 6, 1875.
  • John Willhoite in a Bates vs. Worcester Tech baseball game
    John Willhoite pitching during a Bates College versus Worcester Tech baseball game
  • Lyman G. Jordan
    Studio portrait of Lyman G. Jordan
  • Lyman G. Jordan
    Studio portrait of Lyman G. Jordan
  • Elizabeth Chase, Class of 1902
    Portrait studio of Elizabeth Chase
  • Men's Track team photo
    Men's track team photo Back row, left to right: Connors '17, Merrill '16 (manager), Ryan (coach), Butler Ex '17 Front row: Boyd '16, Small '15 (captain), Mansfield '15
  • Men's Track team photo
    Men's track team photo Back row, left to right: Syrene Ex '16, Greenan '15 (manager) Front row: Kennedy Ex '17, Nevers '14, Small '15
  • Bates Baseball team photo
    Team photo of the Bates baseball team Back row, left to right: Hutchins '95 (scorer), Burrill '97, Cutts '96, Pulsifer '95 (captain), Hamilton '95, Albert H. Miller '94 (manager) Middle row: Douglass '96, Berryman '96, Campbell '95, Gerrish '96, Field '94, L.J. Brackett '94 Front row: Wakefield '95, Slattery '97, Files '95
  • A part of the Class of Bates '90 grouped in front of their Class Ivy at Hathorn Hall
    A part of the Class of Bates '90 grouped in front of their Class Ivy at Hathorn Hall Back row, left to right: Ellen Snow, Mary Brackett, Blanche Howe, Jennie L. Pratt, Mary F. Angell Middle row, left to right: H.J. Piper, George H. Hamlin, Thomas Singer, Frank B. Nolan Front row, left to right: F.L. Day, William F. Garcelon, Arthur N. Peaslee
  • Intercollegiate Debaters, 1906
    Bates College Intercollegiate Debate team posing for a team photograph. Front row, left to right: Warren W. James, J.C. Merrill, Wayne C. Jordan Back row, left to right: William R. Redden, W. Scott Austin
  • Richard B. Stanley '97 in front of Parker Hall
    Richard B. Stanley, Class of 1897, standing in front of Parker Hall
  • Richard Balkam Stanley, Class of 1897
    Studio portrait of Richard Balkam Stanley, Class of 1897
  • Emma Vivian Chase, Class of 1897
    Studio portrait of Emma V. Chase, Class of 1897