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Mary Jean Brooks was in the WAVES during World War II. She trained at Smith College in communications. She worked in the Naval Department building in Washington, D.C., encoding and decoding messages sent to and from naval bases and ships. She...
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Commencement ceremony in the Field House. President Arend D. Lubbers at podium, ca. 1971.
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Male students doing laundry in Copeland House dorm, 1966.
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Female students share a dorm room in Copeland House, 1966.
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Architect's drawing of proposed Field House. Closeup of one dome and entrances, ca. 1965.
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Architect's drawing of proposed Field House showing south elevation and Section AA, ca. 1965.
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Christmas tree mounted on the dome of the Field House, as a traditional sign of good fortune and long life, marks the placement of the final timber on the new construction.
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Construction of the new Field House adjacent to the remodeled old Field House is completed in 1982.
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Danger Keep Off Roof sign posted outside of Field House dome after the building was condemned, ca. 1977.
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View from floor of Field House, looking up through scaffolding, during construction, ca. 1968.
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View of Field House, looking up through scaffolding, during construction, ca. 1968.
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Student walking toward the Field House dome, ca. 1970.
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Students practicing golf shots outside of Field House dome.
