Oregon State University Libraries
University Archives
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives

Guide to the James A. Sewell Photograph Album, 1902-1904


P 259





Finding aid prepared by Monique Lloyd.

Finding aid encoded by Monique Lloyd., 2007


Overview of the Collection
 
Repository Name:
 

Oregon State University Libraries
University Archives

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives
 
Collection Number:
 

P 259
 
Creator:
 

Sewell, James A., 1881-1959.
 
Title:
 

James A. Sewell Photograph Album
 
Dates:
 

circa 1902-1904 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

0.1 cubic foot, including 87 photographs
1 oversize box
 
Languages:
 

Materials in English. 

 
Summary:
 

The James A. Sewell Photograph Album consists of a photographic album assembled by Sewell documenting a wide variety of student activities while he was a student at Oregon Agricultural College at the beginning of the 20th century. Sewell, the grandson of Oregon pioneers Henry Sewell and Isaac Allen, returned to Hillsboro and was a farmer until his death in 1959.
 

Biographical Note

James A. Sewell was the son of James H. and Sarah (Allen) Sewell and the grandson of Henry Sewell an Oregon pioneer who settled in Oregon in 1843. James A. Sewell was born on April 18, 1881 in Hillsboro, Oregon and attended Tualatin Academy in the 1899-1900 and 1900-1901 school years. He was a student at Oregon Agricultural College from 1901 to 1903, studying mechanical engineering. He later returned to Hillsboro and was a farmer until his death on October 10, 1959. His name is listed as James Ambrose Sewell in OSU records, but genealogical research shows that he is James Allen Sewell.

Content Description

The James A. Sewell Photograph Album consists of a photograph album assembled by James A. Sewell and is made up of photographs taken at Oregon Agricultural College in about 1902 to 1904. In addition to portrait and group shots of football team players, these photographs document a football game on the OAC campus, cadet formations on campus, the women’s basketball team, track and field events, and a student trip to the Oregon Coast. The album also includes photographs of the exterior and interior views of campus buildings, men’s and women’s physical education classes, and of the band.

Arrangement

This collection consists of one series: I. Photograph Album. The photographs are described in the order in which they appear in the album. Most of the photographs in the album are numbered and these numbers are given in the detailed description of the collection. The photographs are not in numerical order in the album.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

This album was acquired in 2006.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation 

James A. Sewell Photograph Album (P 259), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Related Information

Related Materials 

Subjects

Oregon Agricultural College. Cadet Corps.
Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Corvallis (Or.)
Pacific Coast (Or.)
Basketball for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
College sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Marching bands--Oregon--Corvallis.
Military education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Physical education and training--Oregon--Corvallis.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Photograph albums.

Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Series I:  Photograph Album, circa 1902-1904
 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
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1:   Football team sitting on steps of Mechanical Hall, 1902
 
Samuel Lewis Burnaugh center front; William Gustav Abraham, third row, far left; Albert Burton Bower, second row, second from left
 


2:   Football team, 1902
 
Second athletic field
 


3:   Football team, 1902
 
Second athletic field
 


4:   Football team, 1902
 
Second athletic field
 


5:   Two football players, 1902
 


6:   Four football players, 1902
 


7:   Five football players, 1902
 


8:   Five football players, 1902
 
From left to right: William Gustav Abraham; John H. Gault; Sameul Lewis Burnaugh; Albert Burton Bower, Lyman Albert Bundy
   
9:   Football team, 1902
 
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10:   Football team, 1902
 


11:   Second Athletic Field, circa 1902
 
Opposite Armory-Gym. Cauthorn Hall is in the background
   
12:   Men's physical education class, circa 1902
 
Held in Armory-Gym
 
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13:   Cadets sitting in front of Mechanical Hall, circa 1902
 


14:   Cadets, holding their hats, in front of Mechanical Hall, circa 1902
 


15:   Cadets, wearing their hats in front of Mechanical Hall, circa 1902
 


16:   Mechanical engineering classroom, circa 1902
 
Mechanical Hall
 


21:   Football player, 1903
 
Albert Burton Bower
 


22:   Football player, 1902
 


23:   Two football players, 1903
 


24:   Football players, 1903
 


17:   Mechanical engineering classroom, circa 1902
 
Mechanical Hall
 


18:   Woodworking classroom, circa 1902
 


25:   Football team, 1902
 
Samuel Lewis Burnaugh, center, front row; Albert Burton Bower, fifth from left, front row
 


26:   Football player, 1902
 


28:   The 02-03 Arrows Basketball team, circa 1903
 
Print partially hand-colored. The Arrows were an early basketball team. Hamon S. Bilyeu, Will Scott, back left to right. Carl "Rat" Rinehart, Claude Vivian "Skeeter" Swann, front left to right.
 


29:   The 02-03 Arrows Basketball team, circa 1903
 
The Arrows were an early OAC basketball team. Will Scott, Hamon S. Bilyeu, Jack Bruce Patterson back, left to front; Carl "Rat" Rinehart, Claude Vivian "Skeeter" Swann, front, left to right
   
33:   Women's basketball team, circa 1903
 
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34:   Men's physical education class, circa 1903
 
Students lined up in Armory-Gym
 


35:   Students standing, with arms folded, in Armory-Gym, circa 1903
 


36:   Men's physical education class, circa 1903
 
Students, lying on stomachs, in Armory-Gym
 


37:   Men's physical education class, circa 1903
 
Students, sitting with hands on waists, in Armory-Gym
 


38:   Basketball team, circa 1903
 
Harry E. Rooper, back, far left
 


39:   Basketball team, 1903
 
Harry E. Rooper, back, far left
 


40:   Basketball team, 1903
 
Harry E. Rooper, back, far left
 


41:   Basketball team, 1903
 


42:   Marching band, circa 1903
 


43:   Marching band, circa 1903
 
Print is identical to 42
 


44:   Women athletes, 1904
 


48:   Five women athletes, circa 1904
 
Standing
 


49:   Five women athletes, circa 1904
 
Sitting
 


50:   Marching Band, circa 1904
 
Agricultural House in background
   
51:   Cadets, circa 1904
 
Marching with rifles
 
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52:   Band members, circa 1904
 


53:   Band members, circa 1904
 
Band marching down Corvallis street
   
46:   Track and field scene, circa 1904
 
Sprinters at the start line
 
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47:   Band members, circa 1904
 
Print is identical to 52
   
48:   Cadets in field holding rifles, circa 1904
 
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49:   Cadets in field with band in the background , circa 1904
 


50:   Cadets in field firing rifles, circa 1904
 


51:   Track and field, circa 1904
 


52:   Track and field, circa 1904
 
Officials, other athletes, and spectators in the background
 


53:   Track and field, circa 1904
 
Runner crossing the finishing line; officials and spectators
 


54:   Track and field, circa 1904
 
Group of runners crossing the finishing line; officials and spectators
 


59:   Cadets marching in field, circa 1904
 


60:   Cadets marching in field, circa 1904
 
Print is identical to 59
 


64:   Beach scene, circa 1904
 


65:   Beach scene showing beach, circa 1904
 


92:   Bare-chested man, circa 1904
 
Facing away,showing off muscles. Wrestlers(?)
 


82:   Mechanical Hall, circa 1904
 


90:   Potted "Glory of the Pacific" chrysanthemum, 1903
 


84:   Armory-Gym, circa 1904
 


86:   Interior scene, circa 1904
 


97:   Graduation class, circa 1904
 


81:   Agricultural Hall, circa 1904
 


66:   Students at coast, circa 1904
 
Students in bathing costumes in surf
 


67:   Ocean seen from boat, circa 1904
 


68:   Students on the T.M. Richardson, circa 1904
 


69:   Ocean and beach grasses, circa 1904
 


93:   Women students on porch, circa 1904
 
Students making daisy chains
 


83:   Benton Hall, circa 1904
   
91:   Bare-chested man, circa 1904
 
Man showing muscles. Wrestler (?)
   
70:   Students in surf, circa 1904
 
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71:   Cadets standing at attention in front of Agricultural Hall, circa 1904
 


72:   Cadets standing at attention, circa 1904
 
Company "C"
 


73:   Cadets standing at attention, circa 1904
 
Company "B"
 


74:   Cadets, standing at attention, circa 1904
 
Company "D"
 


85:   Lady of the Fountain, circa 1902
 
Gift presented to the college by the senior class of 1902
 


79:   Photo of a drawing, circa 1903
 
Drawing of white plumes with words "arrows", "champions", and "Corvallis"
 


75:   Cadets, circa 1904
 
Print is identical to 72
 


76:   Eight cadets standing at attention, circa 1904
 


77:   Cadets standing at attention , circa 1904
 
Company "A"
 


78:   Cadets, circa 1904
 
Print is identical to 77
 


79:   Cadets, circa 1904
 
Company "D"
 


27:   Two bare-chested men, circa 1904
 
Wrestlers (?)
 


River scene with students standing in the background, circa 1904
 


Four students at the coast, circa 1904
 
Wearing bathing costumes, sitting on log in the surf.