{"id":6204,"date":"2018-01-15T15:30:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T19:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=6204"},"modified":"2018-01-18T17:02:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T21:02:03","slug":"from-the-archives-a-winter-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/2018\/01\/15\/from-the-archives-a-winter-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Archives: A Winter Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Students<\/p>\n

Winter break is over and classes are back in session, but Purdue\u2019s campus still looks like a winter wonderland.\u00a0 Students have been trekking through snow to travel between their classes, dorms, and activities, just as they always have.\u00a0 The features in this photograph are no longer part of the campus landscape, but can you identify what campus landmarks appear here and approximately when the image was taken?\u00a0 Take a close look and share your theories in the comments.\u00a0 The full story of this scene will be revealed on Friday.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This picture of campus, circa 1909, shows students walking across The Oval along the hedge walk toward Ladies Hall. The Oval still exists today as Memorial Mall, but the hedge walks that used to circle The Oval have long since been removed.\u00a0 Here\u2019s another view of that scene during warmer weather:<\/p>\n

\"Hedge<\/p>\n

Ladies Hall, also known as Art Hall, was the women\u2019s dorm and for many years the site of home economics and art classes.\u00a0 Its unusual architectural style and ivy-covered walls stood out among the traditional brick buildings on the rest of campus, making it a popular subject of campus imagery like the postcard below.\u00a0 Ladies Hall stood along State Street on the site of what is now Founders Park between Matthews Hall and Stone Hall.\u00a0 It was demolished in 1927.<\/p>\n

\"Ladies<\/p>\n

This snowy photograph and many other views of Purdue student life in the 1900s can be found in the photo album of Loretta Mae Wallace<\/a>, available online in e-Archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be back on January 29 with our next From the Archives mystery photo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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