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Northwestern 175 Years

Filter by theme to explore the people, decisions, and breakthroughs that shaped Northwestern over 175 years.

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deed of land

1853

university building

1855

Life-saving crew

1871

Sarah Roland

1874

Northwestern University record screenshot

1893

Charles W. David

1908

Chicago campus old photo

1926

Waa-Mu show

1929

Action shot from rose bowl

1949

IBM 709 computer

1949

Herskovits with an African item

1954

Ariel view of lakefill construction

1964

Protest on campus

1968

Man dancing at early dance marathon

1975

football game

1996

Princess Diana and Henry Bienen

1996

microscopic image

2000

women athletes with a coach

2005

President Obama

2014

musicians on the stage

2015

students at The Garage space

2015

Astrophysicist Vicky Kalogera and professor Shane Larson

2015

Game at March Madness

2017

Joel Mokyr

2025

Ryan Field

2026