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George Mason University, Fairfax campus, 1974, aerial photograph.
Now George Mason University, the Fairfax campus, an aerial view 1974. Officially broken off from University of Virginia on April 7, 1972. In the item, we can see construction of Academic II A (today's Robinson Hall A) and the University Union…
Crist family farms in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
The Crist family owned several farms in Bedford County’s Union Township. The farm on which Solomon worked was most likely one of the Crist family's farms, located northwest of the town of Marietta in Union Township. The 1861 map of Bedford County…
Crist enlisted in the Pennsylvania Militia
On July 5th, 1863, the day after the Battle of Gettysburg ended and Lee’s Army began its retreat from Pennsylvania, Solomon Crist enlisted as a private from Marietta in the Pennsylvania militia’s Independent Battalion. He was one of eleven men from…
Crist enlists in the Union Army
On February 19, 1864, Solomon Crist enrolled in Company K, 55th Pennsylvania Infantry in Bedford, PA. He mustered in as a Private at Harrisburg, PA, on March 2nd, 1864. He was 6 feet tall with blue eyes and light hair. His age was recorded as…
Student Apartments, ca 1981
Photograph of the Student Apartments, ca. 1981. The Student Apartments were the original on-campus housing facilities, completed in October 1977. 8" x 10" photograph print; black and white.
Fred Millar and other faculty members at rally, February 5, 1978
Photograph of George Mason University professor, Edmund (Fred) Millar with fellow faculty members at a rally at George Mason University Fairfax Campus, February 5, 1978. 8" x 10" photograph; black and white.
Dr. Robert C. Krug in his office
Photograph of George Mason University President, Robert C. Krug in his office at George Mason University, Fairfax Campus. Photograph is undated, but is most probably ca. 1977 or 1978. 5" x 7" photograph print; black and white.
Professor Lorraine Brown holding a Federal Theatre Project Poster
Lorraine Brown holding a poster in the Federal Theatre Project collection.
Washington Post Article About the Finding of the Federal Theatre Program Collection
An article in the Washington Post by Doree Lovell was written about Lorraine Brown and her colleague John O’Conner, both English professors at George Mason University. The article starts out by mentioning how the documents from the Federal Theatre…
Strategic Context: Battle of Ream's Station
In August 1864, Grant captured the Weldon Railroad, one of the key supply lines into Richmond, VA. He sent the Army of Potomac’s Second Corps to tear up the Weldon Railroad track heading south. An understrength and overused Second Corps was operating…