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Ghosh Center Telescope
Alvan Clark was one of the greatest telescope makers in the world. His firm, Cambridge Massachusetts, specialized in making telescopes in many varieties. His specialty was known as the “Refractor” which contains a large objective lens at one end…
Portrait of Robert Hamilton Doe and Donald Bartlett Doe
This is a picture of the sons of Orestes T. and Mabel Piper Doe. Mabel Piper Doe was from the twelfth graduating class at what is now known as Worcester State College. The picture is of her two sons at the age of 20 months. From this picture one can…
Indian Pageant, 1930
Worcester State College (State Normal School) in 1930 opened a theme pageant to commemorate John Elliot for his exploration and work with the Indians during colonial times. Students dressed up as members of the local Native American tribes. This…
Sewing
A sewing class at Worcester Normal School (now Worcester State College) in this undated photograph from the 1890s.
Marching Exercises "Blocks Up!"
Posture was very important for the prospective teacher. The entire school marches with blocks of wood on their head in this 1892 photograph of students at the State Normal School (now Worcester State College). The contributor remarks, "In today’s…
Apprentice at Work (Drawing) Grade II Chandler St, Worcester
Photo caption: “Miss Rebecca Jones, apprentice teacher supervising the work of one of her pupils in grade 2 at Chandler St. School in 1892.” The picture I found in the archives was of a second grade elementary class. An older lady—most-likely…
Laboratory for Mineralogy/Chemistry, State Normal School
I chose this photograph of a 19th century chemistry/mineralogy classroom because I am majoring in chemistry and found it interesting how different labs are today compared to back in the late 1800s. Many things were very interesting in this…
Science Class at State Normal School
Many girls in a microscopy science class looking through old microscopes in the late 1890's or early 1900s. An undated photo from the collection of the Worcester State College Archives.