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Created by: Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections and University Archives
Last Updated: 2026-01-12
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These are early photographs of student life at what is now Truman State University in Kirksville, MO. The originals are held in Pickler Memorial Library's Special Collections and University Archives.

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114
Identifier
vital:3363

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11. Athletic Event Near Normal Building, 1877

Description:
Men taking part in an athletic event in a field with the Normal Building in the background in 1877 or 1878.
Subject:
First District Normal School (Kirksville, Mo.), Kirksville (Mo.), Teachers colleges--Missouri--Kirksville, and College sports--Missouri--Kirksville
Creator:
Unknown
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Language:
en
Date Created:
1877
Identifier:
vital:3466

12. Auto Mechanics Class, 1923

Description:
Members of the 1923 auto mechanics class at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, MO. The instructor, Roy Dodson, in the man in the back.
Subject:
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, Teachers colleges--Missouri--Kirksville, and Automobile mechanics--Training--Missouri--Kirksville
Creator:
Unknown
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1923
Identifier:
vital:14323

13. Auto Mechanics Class, Circa 1924

Description:
Members of the auto mechanics class at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville, MO, around 1924. The instructor, Roy Dodson, is in the center.
Subject:
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville (Mo.), Teachers colleges--Missouri--Kirksville, and Automobile mechanics--Training--Missouri--Kirksville
Creator:
Unknown
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Language:
en
Date Created:
1924
Identifier:
vital:3495

14. Baseball Player, Circa 1909

Description:
One of the players on the baseball team of the Missouri State Normal School of the First District around 1909.
Subject:
First District Normal School (Kirksville, Mo.), Teachers colleges--Missouri--Kirksville, and Baseball teams--Missouri--Kirksville
Creator:
Unknown
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Date Created:
1909
Identifier:
vital:14044

15. Cadet Corps Key Non-commissioned Officers, 1910

Description:
Cadet Corps non-commissioned officers in 1910, with Captain Frank Ward, standing on the left with the sword.
Subject:
First District Normal School (Kirksville, Mo.), Kirksville (Mo.), Teachers colleges--Missouri--Kirksville, and Military cadets--Missouri--Kirksville
Creator:
Unknown
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Language:
en
Date Created:
1910
Identifier:
vital:3457

16. Cadet Corps Key Non-commissioned Officers, 1910

Description:
Cadet Corps non-commissioned officers in 1910 with weapons and a bugle.
Subject:
First District Normal School (Kirksville, Mo.), Kirksville (Mo.), Teachers colleges--Missouri--Kirksville, and Military cadets--Missouri--Kirksville
Creator:
Marble & Marble
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Language:
en
Date Created:
1910
Identifier:
vital:3478

17. Cadet Corps Officers, 1908

Description:
Cadet Corps officers and non-commissioned officers of the Missouri State Normal School of the First District in Kirksville, MO, in 1908 with First Sergeant Dodson second from the left.
Subject:
First District Normal School (Kirksville, Mo.), Kirksville (Mo.), Teachers colleges--Missouri--Kirksville, and Military cadets--Missouri--Kirksville
Creator:
Unknown
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Language:
en
Date Created:
1908
Identifier:
vital:3456

18. Cast of "H. M. S. Pinafore", 1911

Description:
The cast of the "H. M. S. Pinafore" in 1911, on stage built on the campus lake.
Subject:
First District Normal School (Kirksville, Mo.), Kirksville (Mo.), Teachers colleges--Missouri--Kirksville, Operas--Performances, and Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. H.M.S. Pinafore
Creator:
Unknown
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Language:
en
Date Created:
1911
Identifier:
vital:3445

19. Cast of "H. M. S. Pinafore", 1911

Description:
The cast of the "H. M. S. Pinafore" in 1911, which was staged on the lake on campus.
Subject:
First District Normal School (Kirksville, Mo.), Kirksville (Mo.), Teachers colleges--Missouri--Kirksville, Operas--Performances, and Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. H.M.S. Pinafore
Creator:
Unknown
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Language:
en
Date Created:
1911
Identifier:
vital:3446

20. Cast of "The Taming of the Shrew", 1912

Description:
The cast of "The Taming of the Shrew," performed in 1912.
Subject:
First District Normal School (Kirksville, Mo.), Kirksville (Mo.), Teachers colleges--Missouri--Kirksville, English drama, and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew
Creator:
Unknown
Contributor:
Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and Museums (Owner, Digitizing Technician)
Language:
en
Date Created:
1912
Identifier:
vital:3443