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Pittsburg
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Industrial Arts Building - Whitesitt Hall
- photo, Prosperous Pittsburg,
Pictorially Portrayed, 1915
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Mechanical Arts Building - Whitesitt Hall
- photo, Historical Souvenir of
The Kansas State Teachers College, 1924 |
Mechanical Arts Building, Whitesitt Hall
- postmarked 1921 |
Woodwork Department - Whitesitt Hall
- no postmark (c1907-1914) |
Lathe Class - Whitesitt Hall
- photo, Prosperous Pittsburg,
Pictorially Portrayed, 1915 |
Electrical Room - Whitesitt Hall
- photo, Prosperous Pittsburg, Pictorially Portrayed, 1915 |
The Industrial Arts
Building, now known as Whitesitt Hall, was the second
building built on the campus and was opened in 1913.
It was also the first building in the United States to
use the name "Industrial Arts"
in its title. It was rededicated in 1965 as Whitesitt
Hall, after Andrew Harmon Whitesitt, head of the wood
working department in 1913. He became the head of the
Department of Industrial Education in 1918 and remained
in that post until he retired in 1935. He continued
as a fulltime teacher until his death in 1942. Additions
were made to the building in 1917, 1957 and 1965. |
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