Student Life
Students working in a studio on several photo shoots with female models, circa 1950. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.2673) Photography and Imaging Department.
Tom Binford and Barbara Hadley getting ready to take a picture in the pool at Bimini Baths, circa 1942. (Photography by Bill Meriwether) (2004.43.1) Gift of Bill Meriwether. Bill Meriwether papers.
Photography class shooting a model at the beach, 1941. (Photography by Marion Strahl) (2004.31.58) Gift of Marion Strahl Boyer. Marion Strahl Boyer papers.
Marion Strahl (PHOT 1943) on top of a car with her camera, 1942. (Photographer unknown) (2004.31.18-2) Gift of Marion Strahl Boyer. Marion Strahl Boyer photographs.
Students setting up a photo shoot of a toddler in the living room, 1949. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.4679) Photography and Imaging Department.
Student and model taking a coffee break, circa 1950. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.2965) Photography and Imaging Department.
Students working with a multiplane camera, circa 1950. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.2795) Photography and Imaging Department.
Students on a photo shoot with a female model, circa 1949. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.2767) Photography and Imaging Department.
Students on a photo shoot at the beach with a female model, circa 1950. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.2716) Photography and Imaging Department.
George Bronner instructing a student in a darkroom, circa 1950. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.2761) Photography and Imaging Department.
Female model being photographed by student, circa 1950. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.2678) Photography and Imaging Department.
Edward Kaminski working with a student on a photo shoot with a female model, circa 1950. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.2674) Photography and Imaging Department.
Students taking photos of a female model on a stage, circa 1946. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.2624) Photography and Imaging Department.
The Photography Department grew close, both inside and outside of the classroom. These images showcase the strong sense of community that developed throughout the years.
Photography Department faculty and students at a dinner party, 1947. (Photography by Allen K. Saiget) (2010.29.1) Gift of Allen K. Saiget. Allen K. Saiget photographs.
Photography Department faculty and students at a dinner party, 1947. (Photography by Allen K. Saiget) (2010.26.5) Gift of Allen K. Saiget. Allen K. Saiget photographs.
Eddie Kaminski cutting his birthday cake in the classroom, circa 1942. (Photography by Bill Meriwether) (2004.43.16) Gift of Bill Meriwether. Bill Meriwether papers.
An even stronger indication of this community is evidenced by the Co-Op managed by Larry and Lucia Frost. Larry was a photography student (graduated in 1951) and he lived with other students in four apartments.
Lucia and Larry Frost (PHOT 1951) coming home with groceries and camera equipment, 1949. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.4656) Photography and Imaging Department.
Students sitting in a living room discussing photographs. (Far left): Ken Whitmore (PHOT 1950) (plaid), 1949. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.4674) Photography and Imaging Department.
Eight students preparing a meal in the kitchen. (Far right): Tyler Redd (PHOT 1949) (suit) and Ben Grogg (PHOT 1949), 1949. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.4667) Photography and Imaging Department.
Larry Frost (PHOT 1951) in the kitchen with a woman and a cat, 1949. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.4659) Photography and Imaging Department.
Lucia and Larry Frost (PHOT 1951) in their living room, 1949. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.4654) Photography and Imaging Department.
Students and their wives/girlfriends at a house party at a student co-op, 1949. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.4652) Photography and Imaging Department.
A student making his bed while his roommate reads the paper and pets his cat, 1949. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.4670) Photography and Imaging Department.
Students discussing a photograph. Photo taken from the lower bed of a bunk bed, 1949. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.4677) Photography and Imaging Department.
Ben Grogg (PHOT 1949) (tallest) and two students waiting in line to use the bathroom with another in a towel in the doorway, 1949. (Photographer unknown) (2004.21.4666) Photography and Imaging Department.