Our series examining an Image of the Week from the photographic files, by Kevin Warstadt, Digital Program Specialist.

Show jumping ca 1987

The above image comes from a folder entitled “Equestrian Team.” The Dartmouth Equestrian Team finished the ’17 Fall season in 1st place in the IHSA Zone I, Region 2 standings, out of 10 teams and 30 points ahead of the next highest school.

The domesticated horse is a species of odd-toed ungulate, classified Equus ferus caballus. It was likely domesticated around 3500 BC in Central Asia, later than most other domesticated animals. Since that time, horses have been used for transportation, as work animals, and in warfare.

There is a long history of the horse in sport, with horse racing appearing in the Greek Olympic Games of 664 B.C. and evidence suggesting the practice goes back much further. Dressage, or early forms of it, may be traced back to the writing of Xenophon, but show jumping is a relatively new sport that did not come into prominence until the nineteenth century. Though the automobile has largely replaced the horse as a means of transportation, horse racing and other equestrian sports remain popular in the U.S. and around the world.

For more images of horses go to the Dartmouth Photographic Files.

www.dartmouth.edu/drc/

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2003). “Usage of 17 specific names based on wild species which are pre-dated by or contemporary with those based on domestic animals (Lepidoptera, Osteichthyes, Mammalia): conserved. Opinion 2027 (Case 3010)”. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 60 (1): 81–84. Archived from the original on 2007-08-21.

http://www.imh.org/exhibits/online/legacy-of-the-horse/what-we-theorize-when-and-where-domestication-occurred/

https://www.libraryindex.com/pages/2186/Animals-in-Sports-ROOTS-ANIMAL-SPORTS.html

http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/xenophon-forefather-dressage

Our series examining an Image of the Week from the photographic files, by Kevin Warstadt, Digital Program Specialist.

Above is an image from a folder entitled “Rugby, Women’s.” The Dartmouth Women’s Rugby team was founded in 1978 and has won eleven Ivy League titles. The team has eleven Sweet Sixteen appearances and three Elite Eight appearances.

See more images of Women’s Rugby team in the Dartmouth Photographic Files.

Information form the Dartmouth Women’s Rugby Facebook page.

Our series examining an Image of the Week from the photographic files, by Kevin Warstadt, Digital Program Specialist.

This Image of the Week comes from a folder titled “Occom, Samson.”

The SS Samson Occom was a Liberty Ship produced by the California Shipbuilding Corporation. It was launched August 31, 1943.

Th Liberty Ship was the greatest example of American wartime production in World War II. Over 2700 of these ships were produced in just over 4 years. They were primarily used to ship cargo and saw combat only on rare occasions.

The SS Samson Occom was loaned to Great Britain through the Lend-Lease program and ended its life as The Samarinda. The ship was sold to a private party in 1947 and scrapped in 1967.

Sources

http://shipbuildinghistory.com/merchantships/2libertyships5.htm

http://www.usmm.org/libertyships.html

https://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/116liberty_victory_ships/116setting.htm

https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2760.html

https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/publications/2013/WorkhorseOfTheFleet.pdf

Our series examining an Image of the Week from the photographic files, by Kevin Warstadt, Digital Program Specialist.

Dartmouth’s solar car ca. 1989

This image of the week comes from a folder titled “Solar Car.” Dartmouth’s solar powered car raced in the The American Tour de Sol, based on the Swiss race of the same name, in 1989. Also represented in the race were MIT, the New Hampshire Technical Institute, and two independent teams. The race ran from Montpelier to Cambridge.

The history of solar power goes back further than one would expect. In 1839 Edmond Becquerel created the first photovoltaic cell, which operated on the same basic principles as the modern solar cell. In the late nineteenth century, Aleksandr Stoletov is credited with inventing the first solar cell. Bell Labs began producing solar cells for use in space travel in the 1950s, and invented the first practical silicon solar cell later that decade.

See more images of the solar car in the Dartmouth photographic files.

Sources

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/05/25/Solar-car-race-a-journey-into-future/7697612072000/
http://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/05/29/Checkered-flag-for-solar-car-race/7599612417600/

Our series examining an Image of the Week from the photographic files, by Kevin Warstadt, Digital Program Specialist.

U.S.S. Rogers Blood ca. 1946

Pictured above is an image from a folder titled “U.S.S. Rogers Blood.”

The U.S.S. Rogers Blood was a destroyer escort commissioned in 1945, sponsored by the Blood family. It was reclassified a fast transport in 1945 under the command of Commander John W. Higgins, Jr. The ship’s namesake was First Lieutenant Rogers Blood of Manchester, New Hampshire.

Blood was described as an active member of student life at Manchester Central High School, with involvement in various leadership roles and athletics. He enrolled at Dartmouth in 1940 and enlisted in the Marine Corp Reserve in 1942. He accepted a commission as Second Lieutenant in 1943 and was promoted to first Lieutenant in 1944.

Blood was killed in action on Engebi Island in 1944, leading his platoon in a charge against a fortified enemy position. He received the Silver Star posthumously for his courage in battle.

The U.S.S. Rogers Blood was decommissioned in 1946 and berthed in Green Cove Springs, Florida. It was sold and disposed of in 1961.

See more World War II images in the Dartmouth photographic files.

Our series examining an Image of the Week from the photographic files, by Kevin Warstadt, Digital Program Specialist.

This image of the week comes from a folder titled “Watering Trough.” The Hanover trough once sat on the Green across from the Balch Mansion. The Balch Mansion was destroyed in a fire in 1900, after which time the college bought the property and built College Hall (now the Collis Center) upon it. College Hall can be seen in the background of the above image.

The trough had two tiers, one for horses and one for dogs. However, it wasn’t just used for hydration. It was also an important part of a Dartmouth tradition. A dunking in the trough was the punishment for unknowing freshmen who had the misfortune of coming in contact with the senior fence.

The trough was removed from the Green in 1961. It has been re-purposed as a planter that now sits in front of Webster Cottage.

See more photos of the Hanover watering trough in the Dartmouth Photographic files.

Sources

dartgo.org/earlydartmouth_frankbarrett

http://www.dartreview.com/the-terrible-trough/

http://alumni.dartmouth.edu/content/and-we-were-there-seniors-and-alumni-talk-dartmouth-tradition-alumni-appreciation-week

dartgo.org/balch_mansion

Our series examining an Image of the Week from the photographic files, by Kevin Warstadt, Digital Program Specialist.

Canoeing with makeshift sail on Lake Champlain

This image of the week comes from a folder entitled “Canoeing Includes Canoe Club members pictures.”
A note on the back of the photo reads “Canoeing on Lake Champlain with makeshift sail”.

Lake Champlain is named for French explorer Samuel de Champlain, considered “The Father of New France” for his founding of New France and Quebec City. Champlain made the first accurate map of Canada’s east coast and assisted in the establishment of settlements in that region.

Lake Champlain is situated between New York, Vermont, and Quebec. This position made it an important landmark in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. The American victory in the Battle of Lake Champlain in 1814 earned it leverage in the dealings leading to the Treaty of Ghent and prevented British control of the Great Lakes and the New England states.

See more canoeing images in the Dartmouth photographic files.

Sources

Hurlbut, H. Higgins. (1885). Samuel de Champlain: a brief sketch of the eminent navigator and discoverer. Chicago: Fergus printing company.

Hickey, Donald R. (2012) [1988]. “Ch. 11: The Treaty of Ghent” (PDF). The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict (Bicentennial ed.). Urbana: University of Illinois Press. pp. 281–98. ISBN 9780252093739 – via Project MUSE.

Our series examining an Image of the Week from the photographic files, by Kevin Warstadt, Digital Program Specialist.

Dartmouth alums preparing to board in White River Junction ca. 1900

This image of the week comes from a folder titled “White River Junction, Vermont.” The image features a number of Dartmouth alums boarding a train in White River Junction.

White River Junction began as a stop for boat traffic used by natives and settlers. The railroad came to White River in 1848 when the “Winooski” traveled to Bethel, Vermont. The railroad in White River continued to expand and at one point featured 14 tracks, making it the largest railroad center north of Boston. The railroads brought many diverse businesses to White River including bread, produce, paper, and chocolates.

Info comes primarily from the Hartford, VT Document Center. Additional information from the Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce, hartford-vt.org, and hartfordhistory.org.

See more images of White River Junction in the Dartmouth Library photographic files.

Our series examining an Image of the Week from the photographic files, by Kevin Warstadt, Digital Program Specialist.

Zoology Class ca 1940

This week’s photo comes from a folder titled “Zoology Department.”

Students of the natural sciences at Dartmouth didn’t always study under a single department. They once studied at the Chandler School, which did not become an incorporated department until 1892. The Chandler Department then divided into the departments of Zoology, Botany, and Geology, and in 1960 the Zoology and Botany departments combined to form the Department of Biological Sciences. Read more about the history of the department in the Biology Collection Development Policy Guidelines. See more Zoology department photos in the Dartmouth Library photographic files.