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Happy editing! I dream of horses If you reply here, please ping me by adding to your message (talk to me) (My edits) @  21:01, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

Virginia Tech image
Hi, I noticed you captioned my image of cadets at Virginia Tech "mid 1950s." The photo comes from my late father's collection of slides. My understanding is that my dad briefly attended Virginia Tech before going to the Korean War in 1952, so that would date it between 1950 and 1952. But it's possible I'm wrong, and I can't ask him. I'm wondering if you have information maybe from the photo that can help me date the image? - Kzirkel (talk) 14:36, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I have no such information. In the last 500 edits to Virginia Tech, I've only edited it once, to corrected a spelling/typing mistake. You can go ahead and change the caption if you wish. I dream of horses If you reply here, please ping me by adding to your message (talk to me) (My edits) @  17:21, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

@Kzirkel Hi, actually I am the one who captioned it mid 1950s. It probably was taken in 1952 if your dad went to the Korean war in 1952. It has to have been taken after 1950 because the pylons of the War Memorial Chapel are visible in the background between the two buildings. Construction on the chapel began in 1951 (according to the VT website) and the pylons appear to already be completed in the photo. The Newman Library that opened in 1955 can be seen under construction just to the right of the brick building on the left just above the flatbed truck parked on the opposite side of the mall. The brick building on the left in the photo was known as the "first academic building" and was built in 1876. It was demolished the first year my dad (VT class of 1960) was a cadet there to make way for the addition of a new wing to Barracks number 2, which after the addition became known as Rasche Hall. Rasche Hall was demolished in 2013. Pearson Hall now stands at that location. I was guessing 1953 or 1954 based on the pylons being completed, the library under construction and the first academic building still standing but 1952 is probably correct. The photo appears to have been taken from Lane Hall. Neat old photo thanks for posting it!
 * Wow, this is exactly the kind of thing that was hoping to learn, thank you. I'm not certain of the date my dad went to Korea, but 1952 makes sense. Maybe it was early 1953? I'll update the caption to 1952. If I find any more VT photos of his, can I get your help captioning? What's the best way to reach you? This page? Do you have a wikipedia username? - Kzirkel (talk) 13:57, 17 April 2019 (UTC)