Aerial view of the Claremont Colleges from inside cockpit, looking north. U-shaped dormitories of Harvey Mudd College are center. Placard inside cockpit says "The Isabel Gates Foundation."
This decorative ceramic piece was made by William Manker and is on display at the Second Invitation Ceramic Exhibition sponsored by the Fine Arts Foundation at Scripps College. In addition to this information, the back of the photograph reads,...
Ceramics; Art; Art Exhibitions; Art Pottery; Flowerpots;
McIntosh, Harrison; Paradise, Philip Herschel, 1905-1997; Voulkos, Peter, 1924-2002
Back of the photograph reads, "Planters exhibited in the Scripps College "Garden Living" Exhibition before planting include, from top of the picture down: freeform by John Cipot, Los Angeles; large oval planter decorated with sgraffitoed...
Commencement ceremonies; College presidents; Academic costume;
Then-President Mark Curtis is seated second from left. Speaker at podium is likely Commencement speaker Clarence H. Faust, former president of the Fund for the Advancement of Education and former vice president of The Ford Foundation.
Scripps College; Building sites; Building materials; Scaffolding
Construction of the Millard Sheets Art Center at Scripps College takes place. Looking down from a high point, the photograph captures the scene of preliminary foundation and wall materials with an arched hallway or walkway.
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Building sites; Tractors
Preparing the ground for the foundation of the building. This photograph was used in a November 1952 Pomona College newsletter with the following caption: "Ground is broken west of Frary Hall, for the new men's dormitory, Walker Hall, named for the...
Building sites; Ella Strong Denison Library; Foundations; Libraries; Scripps College; Building sites Equipment and supplies.; Building materials
Construction in large pit of the foundation of the Drake Wing of Denison Library. Workers in the construction crew are pictured working on the foundation.
Plaque reads: "The Garrison Theater - This center for the performing arts was initially made possible through the generous gifts of these funding donors - Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Garrison, the Ford Foundation, Pomona College, Honnold Foundation...
