Scientist Emil O. Deere
(Deere & Lydia's Bethany -- Lydia's Photography, 1906 - 1925)
To remember these "Bethany College Buildings" is to remember the "Bethany Family" of their era & their early "works" upon which the College stands today.
(Deere & Lydia's Bethany -- Lydia's Photography, 1906 - 1925)
To remember these "Bethany College Buildings" is to remember the "Bethany Family" of their era & their early "works" upon which the College stands today.
Bethany College's "Earliest Buildings"
that Lydia Photographed --
The Buildings that have been Bethany College
- Enduring symbols of the early and ongoing life of this Swedish American Lutheran College -
that Lydia Photographed --
The Buildings that have been Bethany College
- Enduring symbols of the early and ongoing life of this Swedish American Lutheran College -
During Lydia's and Emil's time at Bethany College, and that of their friends and colleagues, the institution's buildings that they knew intimately during the leadership of Founder Dr. Rev. Carl A. Swensson and President Edward Nelander were the Bethany Academy, 1882; Ladies Dormitory / Lane Hart Hall, 1883 / 1899; and Old Main, 1887; with Rev. Dr. Swensson only was the "Messiah" Auditorium (Ling Auditorium / Ling Gymnasium),1895; and during the leadership of President Dr. Rev. Ernst F. Pihlblad were the Swedish Pavilion, 1904; the Carnegie Library /Bethany Library, 1908; and Presser Hall, 1927.
Of the five (5) buildings on the Bethany College Campus that Lydia photographed, only one remains, the Swedish Pavilion, which was relocated in 1969 (along with the Bethany Academy not photographed by her) to the Swedish type open-air museum south park at Lindsborg's McPherson County Old Mill Museum Heritage Park. The other four (4) college buildings were either destroyed by fire or razed to provide needed modern buildings.
Please note that the dates associated with the buildings may vary by one (1) year, as to the year either being the "groundbreaking" year or the "dedication" year.
Just click on the building you wish to visit for its information.
Of the five (5) buildings on the Bethany College Campus that Lydia photographed, only one remains, the Swedish Pavilion, which was relocated in 1969 (along with the Bethany Academy not photographed by her) to the Swedish type open-air museum south park at Lindsborg's McPherson County Old Mill Museum Heritage Park. The other four (4) college buildings were either destroyed by fire or razed to provide needed modern buildings.
Please note that the dates associated with the buildings may vary by one (1) year, as to the year either being the "groundbreaking" year or the "dedication" year.
Just click on the building you wish to visit for its information.
- The Buildings that have been Bethany College that Lydia Photographed -
Ladies Dormitory / Lane Hart Hall,
1883 - 1899 - 1983
1883 - 1899 - 1983
Swedish Pavilion
1904
- Relocated at the Lindsborg McPherson County Old Mill Museum Heritage Park since 1969 -
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- The Other Buildings -
- Not photographed by Lydia -
- Bethany Academy -
1882
The "first educational building" of the College in 1882 and of Lindsborg in 1879
- Relocated at the Lindsborg McPherson County Old Mill Museum Heritage Park since 1969 -
1882
The "first educational building" of the College in 1882 and of Lindsborg in 1879
- Relocated at the Lindsborg McPherson County Old Mill Museum Heritage Park since 1969 -
Source: "Bethany in Kansas." page 89
- Presser Hall -
A ground breaking ceremony was held with Prince Wilhelm of Sweden in 1927
- In 1929, it officially replaced the "Messiah" Auditorium -
This was during the Rev. Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad Presidency
Source: In Memoriam**Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad, 1943
Deere Hall
1958 - 2015
- To Honor Dean and Dr. Emil O. Deere -
Photograph source: Bethany in Kansas, page 89. "Admitting girls" source: Dan Carr, Deere Hall West student resident, 1978-1979 and Residence Director, 1981-1882.
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To remember the "Bethany College Buildings" that are gone is to remember the "Bethany Family" of their era.
So let us remember them!
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To remember the "Bethany College Buildings" that are gone is to remember the "Bethany Family" of their era.
So let us remember them!
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- The Bethany College Campus Layout of Emil's and Lydia's Day -
Go HERE to Ladies Dormitory, Lane Hart Hall, 1883 - 1899 - 1983
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Information source: Swedish American fourth Bethany College president Emory Lindquist’s 1975 book, Bethany in Kansas, the history of a college.
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"Let Us Celebrate Them"
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~ restoring lost local histories ~
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"Let Us Celebrate Them"
* * *
Swedes: TheWayTheyWere
~ restoring lost local histories ~
reconnecting past to present
* * *
All color photography throughout Swedes: The Way They Were is by Fran Cochran unless otherwise indicated.
Copyright © since October 8, 2015 to Current Year
as indicated on main menu sections of
www.swedesthewaytheywere.org. All rights reserved.
