Thomas Jonathan Burrill served as Professor of Botany and Horticulture from 1868-1882, University Vice President from 1882-1891, and acting president from 1891-1894 at Illinois Industrial University.
Colonel Samuel W. Shattuck served as professor of mathematics Illinois Industrial University beginning in 1868 after resigning his position as acting president of Norwich University. In 1873, Shattuck became acting regent of the school for six months…
Professor Stillman Williams Robinson taught Mechanical Engineering and Physics at Illinois Industrial University from 1870-1878, serving as Dean of the College of Engineering in 1878. He also taught at the University of Michigan (1866-1870) and Ohio…
Student Miles Fayette Hatch of Burton, poses for a portrait. Hatch was a member of the class of 1872, the first graduating class of the Illinois Industrial University.
Agricultural student Howard Silver of Springboro, Ohio, poses for a portrait. Silver was a member of the class of 1872, the first graduating class of the Illinois Industrial University.
Charles Wallace Silver of Springboro, Ohio, poses for a portrait. Silver was a member of the class of 1872, the first graduating class of the Illinois Industrial University.
Civil engineering student John Augustus Ockerson of Skane, Sweden, poses for a portrait. Ockerson graduated from the Illinois Industrial University in 1873.
Jared Teeple of Ingersoll, Ontario, poses for a portrait. Teeple was a member of the class of 1872, the first graduating class of the Illinois Industrial University.
Mining engineering student Jacob Norton Wharton of Pennsylvania, poses for a portrait. Wharton was a member of the class of 1872, the first graduating class of the Illinois Industrial University.
Charles Wesley Rolfe of Arlington Heights, Illinois, poses for a portrait. Rolfe was a member of the class of 1872, the first graduating class of the Illinois Industrial University.
Mechanical engineering student Elijah Newton Porterfield of Worthington, Pennsylvania, poses for a portrait. Porterfield graduated from Illinois Industrial University in 1873.
Mechanical engineering student Henry Edwin Robbins of Springfield, New York, poses for a portrait. Robbins graduated from Illinois Industrial University in 1873.
Horticultural student Charles Irving Hays of Darke County, Ohio, poses for a portrait. He served as an assistant in practice florist during the 1872-1873 school year. Hays graduated from Illinois Industrial University in 1873.
Thomas Edwin Rickard of Springfield, Illinois, poses for a portrait. Rickard was a member of the Class of 1872, the first graduating class of the Illinois Industrial University.
Mechanical engineering student Charles Augustus Smith of Baden, Germany, poses for a portrait. Smith graduated from Illinois Industrial University in 1874.
Agricultural student Gregory Gabriel of Constantinople, Turkey, student, sits for a portrait at Illinois Industrial University. On verso: "G. Gabriel, an Armenian from Constantinople, Turkey."