Willow tree behind Students' Building. In background is the south wing of the Spencer Dormitory across Walker Avenue. The cornerstone of the Students’ Building was laid in 1902. Contributions from students, faculty, and visiting speakers allowed...
A wagon drawn by four horses is stopped in front of a wooden fence demarcating the eastern boundary of campus in 1893. The fence ran behind present-day Aycock Auditorium, Taylor Building, and Brown Building. In the background, the cupola of second...
Interior entrance to Carnegie Library in 1905. This photograph shows the stacks located behind the reference desk, the staircases to the left and right of the entrance, and a balcony on the second floor. This building, a gift of steel baron Andrew...
People gathered in the Elliott University Center Terrace which is adjacent to the Elliott Student Union. This building, designed by Northrup O’Brien of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was named in 1952 in honor of Harriet Wiseman Elliott who came...
Photograph of the Peabody Bridge. Peabody Park was created from a tract of land located behind the original campus. Philanthropist George Foster Peabody gave the College $10,000 in 1901 and President Charles Duncan McIver earmarked half of the...
Pedestrians seated beside the fountain at the Elliott University Center Terrace with Taylor Garden in the background. Taylor Garden was named in honor of alumna and Dean of Students, Katherine Taylor. It is located beside the Elliott University...
Construction of the Elliott University Center Terrace seen from Elliott University Center, looking east toward Alumni House with Taylor Garden visible. The Alumni building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian...
Colorized postcard image, created by E.S. Willis of Greensboro N.C., of a dirt path cutting through Peabody Park, circa 1915. Peabody Park was created from a tract of land located behind the original campus. Philanthropist George Foster Peabody...
Colorized image of a stream in Peabody Park, surrounded by blooming trees. Created by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. Peabody Park was created from a tract of land located behind the original campus. Philanthropist George Foster Peabody gave the...
Color photograph of a person standing and looking out from Elliot Student Union, circa 1960. The outdoors area pictured is Taylor Garden and the Elliott University Center Terrace. The postcard was created by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston,...
Two students, seen from behind, walk down College Avenue after a February 2001 snow storm. College Avenue was designed in the early 1900s by landscape architect Warren Henry Manning to be the central artery of the campus. It was converted to a...
This photograph shows a Christmas Tree in the Elliott University Center Terrace, outside of the Elliott Student Union, lit up at night in December 1960. People can be seen on the balcony of the Elliott Student Union. The Terrace, or “Patio,”...
Photograph of students gathered on the balcony of the Elliott Student Union and in Taylor Garden on 11 April 1953. This building, designed by Northrup O’Brien of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, opened in 1953. It was named in honor of Harriet...
Photograph of three people sitting in the Elliott University Center Terrace, outside the Elliott Student Union, shortly after the garden was completed in 1953. The Elliott University Center, designed by Northrup O’Brien of Winston-Salem, North...
Aerial view of campus looking down Walker Avenue in 1926 or 1927. Photo taken after old Curry Building burned in March 1926, but before Mary Foust residence Hall erected in 1927. Prominent are the six residential halls built in 1922 around the quad...
Eight students pose in a dormitory room decorated with many pennants, emblems, and pictures on the wall. The bottom row, from left to right: Gretchen Taylor, Elizabeth "Piggy" Pollard, Elizabeth Boyd (from Charlotte), and Catharine...
View of campus from the air in 1927, with College Avenue running diagonally. Foust (Administration) Building is in the center, the Quadrangle is is in upper left corner and the Spencer residence hall and dining hall can be seen behind the Foust...
Clara B. Byrd, Alumnae Secretary, is seated at her desk in the Alumnae House. The walls behind her are made of NC knotty white pine, and a picture of the building's exterior hangs on the wall. Photo taken between 1937 and 1947, hand tinted. This...
Aerial view of the Bryan Building. Walker Avenue Parking Deck can be seen behind the building. The Bryan Building, originally called the Business and Economics Building, was designed by architects Baber, Cort & Wood, P.A., and opened in 1980....