Main Building (Old Main), 1885

Main Building (Old Main), 1885

Dublin Core

Title

Main Building (Old Main), 1885

Description

Black and white print photograph depicting the Main Building (Old Main) on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus in 1885. The image depicts the front of the building showing its 4 floors with windows and tower, front staircase and entrance. The foreground includes a walking path leading up to the building entrance, which is flanked by bare trees in the lawn that surrounds it suggesting the photograph was taken during the winter.

Creator

University of Minnesota Archives

Source

Old Main (Main Building), Box 4, University Archives Reference Photograph collection, ua001130, University Archives, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities: https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/14/archival_objects/1451542

Date

1885

Rights

Use of this resource is governed by U.S. and international copyright laws. Resource is property of the University of Minnesota. Please contact the University of Minnesota Archives for permission to publish. https://special.lib.umn.edu/uarchives

Format

Still Image

Language

English

Identifier

BTP_ua01130_UAReferencePhotograph_una10006_OldMain_1885

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Print Photograph

Collection

Citation

University of Minnesota Archives, “Main Building (Old Main), 1885,” Gallery, accessed November 7, 2026, https://gallery.lib.umn.edu/items/show/6663.