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A view of an event with a large number of people, including children, in front of College Hall (now called Murdoch Hall) of the North Adams Normal School. The view is to the north and the clock tower of the former Mark Hopkins training school can be…

A view of College Hall taken from the northeast. Marked on the back: N.A. N.S. (for North Adams Normal School.)

A view of the east side of College Hall. Note the horse-drawn carts in the foreground. The back is blank.

A view of the east side of College Hall. A section of the dormitory, Taconic Hall, can just be seen on the left. Back: Normal Hall (in ink.)

A view of the east side of College Hall (now called Murdoch Hall) and the North Adams Normal School. The back is blank.

Office in College Hall. This copy was used in an exhibit and has the number 9 pasted in the lower right corner. The back is blank, but shows signs of having been glued.

The buildings in the photograph are, left to right, the Principal's House (now Smith House), Taconic Hall (dormitory) and College Hall, now Murdock Hall. Murdock Hall and Smith House were named after the first principal's of the normal school: Frank…

Majel Smith, daughter of Roy Leon Smith. She is sitting on the terraced lawn on the west side of College Hall. She later graduated from the normal school. Her father was a member of the faculty and then principal. Her married name was Brothers. On…