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Colby College: A Venture Of Faith

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Despite the title, "A Venture Of Faith" is not a religious treatise, but rather the pictorial history of a small liberal arts college in Maine. While Colby was originally called the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, it was renamed shortly thereafter: first to Waterville College (1821), then to its current name following a Civil War-era donation by Boston merchant and Maine native Gardner Colby.

Hundreds of archival photographs, most reproduced in very good quality. Shots of the campus dating from 1856 (the oldest known photograph of Colby) to 1963. While documenting the evolution of the physical plant is not without merit, I found much more interesting the captures of campus life. Surely here we see stark differences to current day students. Example: The stereograph showing two members of the class of 1881 reading in their room, wearing smoking jackets! There's even a photo of the original White Mule.

Publisher is actually Alan Sutton (Maine). I believe they put out several titles under "The Old Photographs Series."