Mechanical Class, circa 1955, photo 2

This image shows three students in the Mathematics Department observing a man working a linotype machine at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967). The Department of Mathematics and Physics included not only math courses, but courses on photography, heat and sound, electricity, magnetism, household physics, mechanics, and physics. Many hands-on physics and mechanical courses also included additional laboratory sessions. This image was taken in the mid-1950s.

Mathematics

Student Activities

Students

Faculty

Appalachian State University

Pritchett Collection, 2003.080, Box 7, Dr. Wright Math Series ND, C14.1.5.1.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

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Photographs

English

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Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.). Department of Mathematics and Physics

1950-1959

Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

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The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.