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Ad Building Pre 1920

The building that started our campus. It stood as the only building for a number of years. The Ad Building served every aspect from housing, to cafeteria, to classrooms, and so much more in those early years. A fire in January or 1919 changed the facade


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An auditorium or chapel in the Administration building. The portraits are of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. [1243 views] Ad Building hidden mostly by trees [2052 views] Model of the original Administration building. [2180 views] Administration Building and Sanitarium [4408 views] Original Administration Building [4893 views] The back of the Ad Building [4735 views] Three people standing near the front doors of the Administration Building with the ground around covered in many inches of snow. Between January 31st and February 2nd, 37.5 inches of snow had fallen. [3656 views] Construction on the Ad Building after the fire in January of 1919 destroyed the 4th floor. [2027 views] Construction on the Administration Building after the fire of 1919 destroyed the top floor. [1980 views] Starting to reconstruct the Administration Building after the fire that ruined the 4th floor. The cupola of Ad building almost off. [1956 views] Chapel inside of old Ad Building [2077 views] 4th Floor Ad building dorms, pre-1920 [2184 views] Back side of the Administration building [2127 views] Ad building through the trees on January 17th [1959 views] The old Walla Walla College Administration Building. Taken between 1910 and 1930. [1994 views] The boardwalk between the Ad Building and the Sanitarium. [2028 views] College Place, Normal building upper right. Ad building slightly left from center. Sanitarium slightly on the right from center. Pre-1919 fire in the Ad Building. [1977 views] The Administration Building pre-1919 fire from across the front of campus. [1383 views] A wagon sits next to large piles of hay. The cupola of the Ad Building can be seen in the background. Pre-1919. [1394 views] A shed next to a hill with the Administration Building in the background. Pre-1919. [1529 views]
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