In the earliest days of the Photography Department, students were even then encouraged to explore the different careers in photography. These images capture students working with each other and their instructors on various projects.
Students working in a photography lab with an unidentified instructor, circa 1940. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.2619) Photography and Imaging Department.
Photography student in the photo lab, circa 1935. (Photography by Irene Gutterman) (2014.15.7) Irene Vermeers papers.
Students photographing a male model through a window, circa 1935. (Photography by Irene Gutterman) (2014.15.3) Irene Vermeers papers.
Unidentified instructor teaching a photography class on the beach with students and a female model, circa 1940. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.2616) Photography and Imaging Department.
Student setting up a photograph at a park in Pasadena, 1940. (Photography by Morgan Sinclaire) (2010.28.8) Gift of Morgan Sinclaire. Morgan Sinclaire photographs.
A student preparing to shoot a still life set-up while another man adjusts the placement of one of the items, circa 1935. (Photography by Irene Gutterman) (2003.2.55) Gift of Irene Vermeers. Irene Vermeers papers.