A portrait of Lyle E. Mehlenbacher, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1931. Mehlenbacher was a member of the Public Information Department, University of Detroit at the time this photograph was taken.
A portrait of I. Bernard Cohen, a visiting speaker at the university. He was the Victor S. Thomas Professor of the History of Science Emeritus at Harvard University and a pioneer in the field of the history of science. He was a renowned scholar of Sir Isaac Newton and produced the first English translation of Newton's "Principia Mathematica" since 1729.
A collection of portraits featuring (left to right, top to bottom) David Perkins Page, Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from December 13, 1844-January 1, 1848; George R. Perkins, Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from January 1, 1848-July 8, 1852; Samuel B. Woolworth, LL.D., Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from September 20, 1852-February 1, 1856 and Acting Principal from Febrary 19, 1867-April 3, 1867; and David H. Cochrane, A.M., Ph.D., Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from February 25, 1856-December [2?], 1864. Each of the four photographs have the following descriptive information in the bottom margin(s): the gentleman's name, his title, and his dates of service. Perkins' image is rendered in a sculpted bust in the classical tradition.
A portrait of David H. Cochrane, A.M., Ph.D., Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from February 25, 1856-December [2?], 1864. In the bottom margin is the caption, "DAVID H. COCHRANE 1856-1864."
A portrait of Richard L. Shafer, State University of New York at Albany, Class of 1966. The photograph is from Science & Health Reports, Division of Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
A picture of Louis J. Wolner, Jr., State University of New York College of Education at Albany, Class of 1961 and 1962, standing next to a portrait of Samuel B. Woolworth, LL.D., Principal of the New York State Normal School from September 20, 1852 until February 1, 1856.