YMCA building cornerstone laying ceremony with President Luther Foster speaking
Information
Image number
UA60100001
Image classification
Events - 6010 - Cornerstone laying and dedications
Date
1907-01-09
Decade
1900s
Description and notes
Inscription on verso, ''Laying cornerstone of YMCA at State College of A&M at Las Cruces, New Mexico, Foster speaking. [illegible] in charge of exercises. Tripod, block & tackle put up by Jn. Geo. Miller.''
Historical context
''January 9, 1907 (Wednesday).... Committee of citizens of Las Cruces appointed to canvass that town. Laying of cornerstone of the building by the Las Cruces Masonic lodge, in the presence of Governor Hagerman, Superintendent of Public Instruction Hadley, and other distinguished visitors.'' Cited from and picture used in Swastika, Volume 1, 1907, pg. 102, http://contentdm.nmsu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/Yearbooks/id/1841/rec/1 ''Progress in the growth of every institution is marked by definite steps. Work runs along smoothly for a time with no unusual occurrences, the underlying forces seemingly gathering power to carry to completion an event that shall mark distinctly the progress that has been made and be the starting point of a new era, a more advanced one than the institution has before known.'' Cited from The New Mexico Collegian, Volume 1907, January 9, 1907, p. 2, http://libcgi.nmsu.edu:8080/RoundUp/jsp/RcWebImageViewer.jsp?doc_id=The%20New%20Mexico%20Collegian%201893-190
Subject (LCSH)
Buildings
Dedications
Construction projects
Subject (local)
Foster, Luther, 1849-1933
Las Cruces Aztec Masonic Lodge
Hadley, Hiram, 1833-1922
Provenance
Werner, Mrs. William H.
Alumni Office
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Access rights
Public record. No restrictions on use. See New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Chapter 14, Article 2, 8th Edition, 2015
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections Department