Old Main - Present day matches to archive photos

File showing images from Old Main through 1930's to 1940's with matching images from approximately same locations in 2012.

Old Main Frescoes 1949
View of Animal Husbandry frescoes through archways of second floor Old Main. The frescoes were completed in 1949.

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Old Main Frescoes 2012
Old Main renovations include conservation of the Land Grant Frescoes. To see past and present Old Main photos, click on the image above.

Image: Patrick Mansell
Old Main Entrance 1932
Front entrance vestibule Old Main 1932.

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Old Main Entrance 2012
South entrance - main entrance - vestibule of Old Main 2012. Matched to archive photo from same location 1932.

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Animal Husbandry Fresco -Sketch-1940
Henry Varnum Poor's preliminary sketch of Animal Husbandry fresco in Old Main lobby circa: 1940. First phase in creation of the frescoes.

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Animal Husbandry Fresco 2012
Fresco on West Wall of Old Main lobby Animal Husbandry, Dec. 2012. Matched to original sketch photo from 1940.

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President's Office -Old Main 1932
The President's office in Old Main mid 1932

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President's Office - Old Main- 2012
President's office, Old Main, Penn State's University Park campus- 2012. Matched to photo from same location 1932.

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Board of Trustees Room-July 1932
Board of Trustees Room in Old Main - 1932.

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Old Main conference room 2012
Conference room, Presidents office in Old Main 2012. Formerly Board of Trustees Room.

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Hallway President's Office -Old Main 1940s
Hallway outside President's Office - Old Main, Penn State's University Park campus - 1940's.

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Hallway President's Office 2012
Hallway in President's office - Old Main 2012. Matching photo from same location 1940's.

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Old Main Sandwich Shop-1930s
Old Main Sandwich Shop 1930's. Basement of building.

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Old Main Sandwich Shop Site 2012
Bottom floor of Old Main, current space for University Development offices - site of original Old Main sandwich shop. Matched to photo from 1930's.

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Old Main Sandwich Shop - 1930's B
Old Main Sandwich Shop mid 1930's. Basement of building.

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Old Main Sandwich Shop Location 2012
Basement offices (University Development offices) in Old Main 2012. Former Old Main sandwich shop. Matched to photo 'Old Main Sandwich Shop - 1930's B photo.

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Archways Old Main Development Offices 2012
Extra image showing archways in basement offices of Old Main 2012. Original site of the Old Main sandwich shop and cafeteria.

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Old Main Sandwich Shop Kitchen Area 1930's
Old Main sandwich shop kitchen, mid 1930's. Now part of University Development office space.

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Old Main Offices- Former Sandwich Shop Kitchen 2012
University Development offices Old Main 2012. Former Old Main sandwich shop kitchen area.

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Old Main Frescos Filming Session 1940's
Film crew (Delmar Duvall at film camera) recording the artists completing the 'animal husbandry' frescoes in Old Main. Early 1940's.

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