Mississippi State University: The A&M Years

MSU cadet corps and cadet band on drill field, ca. 1906. Note Mobile and Ohio passenger train in background. The railroad was eventually abandoned; the track through campus was torn up in 1967.
MSU cadet corps and cadet band on drill field, ca. 1906. Note Mobile and Ohio passenger train in background. The railroad was eventually abandoned; the track through campus was torn up in 1967.


MSU Laundry, ca. 1915.
MSU Laundry, ca. 1915.


MSU Dramatic Club during the A&M days, ca. 1914.
MSU Dramatic Club during the A&M days, ca. 1914.


Interior of George Hall, which during the early 1900s served as the campus clinic. This photograph was taken during a measles epidemic in 1904.
Interior of George Hall, which during the early 1900s served as the campus clinic. This photograph was taken during a measles epidemic in 1904.


1915 photo of Maroon Band.
1915 photo of Maroon Band.


Chapel service in old administration building, 1909
Chapel service in old administration building, 1909.


Innoculating short-horn cattle, early 1900s.
Innoculating short-horn cattle, early 1900s.


Graduation, 1900.
Graduation, 1900.


Meeting in dining room of first home built to house MSU presidents and their families.
Meeting in dining room of first home built to house MSU presidents and their families.


Reveille Board, 1910.
Reveille Board, 1910.


Interior scene of library, 1901, located in Montgomery Hall at the time.
Interior scene of library, 1901, located in Montgomery Hall at the time.


Interior photo of students rough-housing in a room of Old Main dormitory, ca. 1905.
Interior photo of students rough-housing in a room of Old Main dormitory, ca. 1905.


Interior photo of cafeteria.
Interior photo of cafeteria.


Summer class in Greenhouse, early 1900s.
Summer class in Greenhouse, early 1900s.


Mobile and Ohio train entering campus, early 1900s.
Mobile and Ohio train entering campus, early 1900s.


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Mississippi State University: The A&M Years