Campus Spaces and Sights

This subpage houses all of the pictures that we used this project regarding spaces around campus. See how the city reservoir turned into Jefferson Square or the infamous outdoor swimming pools around campus.

MWC Sign in Front of Marshall Hall

A black and white photo of a curved brick sign Marshall hall standing in the background. The sign reads "Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia."

Colony Studios. MWC Sign In Front of Marshall Hall. February 13, 1962. 392. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_8536ca34-e6a4-4126-95b5-2923e53ad5df/.

Outdoor Swimming Pool Through the Trees

A black and white photo of the outdoor swimming pool taken from behind a weeping willow tree. There are many swimmers in the pool with one jumping off of the diving board.

Colony Studios. Outdoor Swimming Pool through the Trees. 401. Centennial Image Collection. Accessed March 9, 2024. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_31e498a0-5f9f-4dc8-90f1-6ef4a7877d44/.

Path by Combs Hall

A black and white photo showing a brick pathway with Combs Hall on the left. There are small trees on the left side of the pathway and larger trees on the right side with a small brick structure in the distance.

Colony Studios. Path By Combs Hall. 3080. Centennial Image Collection. Accessed March 9, 2024. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_773aed3b-a861-412a-ad52-cae7b855b0b3/.

Combs Hall Construction and City Reservoir

A black and white photo overlooking Double Drive and the city reservoir what is now Jefferson Square. Combs hall is on the right and still under construction in this photo without a roof and with empty spaces for windows.

Combs Hall Construction and City Reservoir. October 6, 1968. 1527. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_807502aa-73ab-4e97-b1a8-cd9e32efc089/.

Construction of Jefferson

A black and white photo overlooking Double Drive and Jefferson Square with two flagpoles. Behind the two flagpoles, Jefferson Hall is under construction with only the first floor being established at this point and three or four trailers in front of it with building materials scattered around and Framar house in the background.

Construction of Jefferson. February 1, 1967. 1458. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_99d312e2-6289-466a-9f60-e89fac254825/.

Deconstruction of Reservoir on Campus

A black and white photo overlooking Double Drive with a line of parked cars on it and Jefferson Square with the rectangular city reservoir taking most of the space of it. There are three pick up trucks on roads from Double Drive towards the reservoir and the bushes surrounding the reservoir have been torn down to make room for workers to deconstruct the reservoir. The reservoir is empty and has a tarping laid out where the water once was. There are two flagpoles in front of the reservoir and Combs Hall stands to the right of it.

Deconstruction of Reservoir on Campus. December 28, 1952. 2579. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_dbe746f6-1d2c-4d79-8b9a-7f4aa6e0accd/.’

Diving at the Outdoor Swimming Pool

A black and white picture of the outdoor swimming pool. There are seven students swimming with one preparing to dive in. The swimming pool has curvilinear edges with trees and grass all around it.

Diving at the Outdoor Swimming Pool. 1945. 391. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_c3f81806-1336-48c9-a63a-f67c61634bd6/.

Picnic Area Near Framar

A black and white picture taken downhill from a concrete patio on the edge of a woods with a cinderblock and glass block building at the right side of the image. There is freshly cut grass heading up to both of them.

Judson Smith Studio. Picnic Area next to Framar Pool. July 6, 1946. 3073. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_1720d8ca-1e6d-4280-86ff-ae451574edf6/.

Pool Near Framar

A black and white photo showing a rectangular pool with four pool chairs and a table at the other end of it. The pool is surrounded by grass and larger bushes and trees on the far edges.

Judson Smith Studio. Pool near Framar. July 6, 1946. 2182. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_25f5ee21-0d8b-4ab6-ae14-915248691514/.

View of City Reservoir and Combs Hall

A black and white picture overlooking double drive with cars parked on both sides and showing the city reservoir standing at what is now present day Jefferson Square with the two flagpoles in front of it. The reservoir is surrounded by greenery and Combs Hall stands to the right of the reservoir

Judson Smith Studio. View of City Reservoir and Combs Hall, 1966. 1966. 400. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_2168b0f1-2797-47d6-ac80-5e2e4866136b/.

Marye House

A black and white picture showing a split in a pathway with the left most pathway heading towards the modern day Marye House with a group of students walking towards it.

Marye House. 3057. Centennial Image Collection. Accessed March 3, 2024. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_a76f63d1-1f77-4813-b7e8-7cdca601c792/.

Pathway to Marye House

A black and white photo of a brick pathway leading to Marye House. There are large trees shading the path and Marye House has a covered porch with a white fence and white columns.

Pathway to Marye House. July 21, 1966. 302. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_48c55ddc-771e-4ee0-88ae-80c065cae9f6/.

Picnic Area Near Pool

A black and white photo showing a concrete patio with a picnic table and grills built into a cinderblock wall. The whole area is shaded by large trees.

Picnic Area near Pool. 2183. Centennial Image Collection. Accessed March 3, 2024. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_58b546de-c082-43fc-9784-1b41dcd4971e/.

Reservoir on Campus

A black and white photo overlooking Double Drive with a line of parked cars and Jefferson Square, complete with two flagpoles and the city reservoir surrounded by bushes and large trees without leaves and Combs Hall to the right.

Reservoir on Campus. December 9, 1965. 2578. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_90231b03-3c35-491c-9511-94b9c6bc95d8/.

Fountain at Melchers Hall

A black and white photo of a circular fountain with a pedestal at the center with an enlarged dish showing a cherub pouring water into it. On either side of the fountain behind it, are several female students.

Smith, Judson and Judson Smith Studio. Fountain at Melchers Hall. November 17, 1941. 396. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_25025878-50f8-431e-b355-e0583410b202/.

Students Relaxing by the Outdoor Pool

A black and white picture of 11 female students relaxing on the edge of the outdoor swimming pool underneath some shaded trees. The pool has curvilinear edges and there is one student sitting on the diving board.

Students Relaxing by the Outdoor Pool. 1950. 387. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_a38dc812-327e-413a-8560-f290df8da6aa/.

View of Campus, 1932

A black and white photo of campus taken from ground level showing the unfinished Chandler and Virginia Halls (both without their finished columned entrance) with the plain alumni hall to the right side with Monroe Hall behind it. In between Virginia and Chandler Halls in the background is Seacobeck Hall and a water tower with trees on the horizon.

View of Campus, 1932. 1932. 375. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_24481ad8-6ea2-447e-a3d8-fa7802c69a0b/.

Ridderhof Martin Gallery Under Construction

A black and white picture showing a rectangular building with a hipped roof still under construction; it only has cinderblocks but no siding and nothing where the windows should be. The building has a chain-link fence around it and a backhoe on the right side of the building. There are brick paths leading up to the building and around it.

Watson, Paulette S. Ridderhof Martin Gallery under Construction. January 1992. 902. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_11ebc7db-e8c1-40b5-99df-e1894bf4bbdb/.

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