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Art Studio, Colorado State Normal School, Normal Hall (Taylor Hall), ca. 1912. Henry L. Richter was the instructor, standing. He painted the mural behind him which was discovered in storage in Quigley Hall and now hangs in the circulation area of the Leslie J. Savage Library. The plaster cast of a Greek boy which these students are sketching was still used by the college in 1949.
Thumbnail for 'Twin coal stoves in the Domestic Science room, Normal Hall, circa 1913.'
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Twin coal stoves were the focal point of the Domestic Science room located in the northeast corner of the second floor of Normal Hall (Taylor Hall), circa 1913. The Home Economics program was discontinued at the college after the retirement of Anna Streckelberg in about 1956. Ms. Streckelberg insisted on coal stoves because her typical student would spend her life cooking on a ranch.
Thumbnail for 'The Industrial Arts department classroom in Normal Hall [Taylor Hall] circa 1912.'
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The Industrial Arts department classroom in Normal Hall [Taylor Hall] circa 1912.
Thumbnail for 'Laying of the Normal Hall (Taylor Hall) cornerstone by the Grand Masonic Lodge, October 25, 1910.'
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Laying of the Normal Hall (Taylor Hall) cornerstone by the Grand Masonic Lodge, October 25, 1910. This is the earliest known photograph of Colorado State Normal School, later renamed Western State College, and now Western Colorado University.
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Colorado State Normal School students pose for their class photograph outside North Hall (now Taylor Hall) 1922-1923.
Thumbnail for 'Elementary Normal, High School students and faculty, 1911.'
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Colorado State Normal School Elementary Normal and Gunnison High School students and faculty in 1911.
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The Colorado State Normal School Band poses for a photograph on the west stairs of Normal Hall (now Taylor Hall), 1914. Professor John C. Johnson is front row right, holding his cornet.