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Art Library, 1952.
Three unidentified women share a sofa in the Art Library as they read reserved materials. Both the art and science departments had separate libraries, which was convenient for the departments, but difficult to maintain as fully functioning libraries. Kit Kauders Ellenbogen ’52 sits at the circulation desk talking with Bill Lewit ’52.
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Students enjoy the view at Blithewood, ca. 1952.
View of the Blithewood lawn overlooking the Hudson River. To the right, two unidentified students are sitting together beneath a tree.
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Sherman Yellen ‘53 and an unidentified student share ice cream, probably near the Hegeman coffee shop, ca. 1950s.
Sherman Yellen ‘53 and an unidentified student share ice cream, probably near the Hegeman coffee shop. The unidentified student appears to be speaking on a rotary telephone.
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Dorm scene, mid 1950s.
Student Jack Feare ’53, his wife Rachelle, and their baby in their room on campus. In the 1950s it was not unusual for students to have families, and they were often given special accommodations. By the early sixties, however, the College catalog stated that Bard would take “no responsibility whatsoever for the housing of married students,” a decision made jointly by President Kline, the dean, Buildings and Grounds, and the Faculty Housing Committee.
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Rhoda Levine ’53 poses for Steve Burr ’53 in a campus studio, early 1950s.
Rhoda Levine ’53 poses for a painting by Steve Burr ’53 in a campus studio.
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Campus meeting, early 1950s.
Dean Ruth Gillard (center) meets with students including, Naomi Bellinson ’53, at left, Dick Muller ’51, second, and David Schwab ’52, far right. The men in the center are two unidentified professors from other colleges visiting the Bard campus.
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Fire department, ca. 1949.
This image illustrates a drill of the student-run volunteer fire department that existed from 1942 to 1960. Intended to protect the Bard community and to provide student members with fire-fighting skills, the student company fought fires as far away as Rhinecliff and Clermont.
Pictured here are both of the Fire Department's engines: in front is the 1928 Ford fire truck onto which was placed the original pumping unit bought by the students in 1948, and following it is the 1 ton white truck with a 400 gallon water tank. In the background, the Dwelling Units are visible.
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Campus bowling alley, 1948.
Almost thirty years after it was built, this photo illustrates the continued popularity of the two-lane bowling alley in the basement of the Memorial Gymnasium.