A new student at UCG, 1953
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
A new student at UCG, 1953
Identifier
VH0017
Depiction
A young man standing in a driveway with a neo-gothic building behind him.
Description
Pictured here is Frank Imbusch as a new student in UCG. The photograph conveys how relatively uncrowded the main campus was in the 1950s. Before the era of Open Days and orientation tours, arriving at University for the first time was a very different experience to the present one.
It was not until 1960 that student numbers passed 1,000 (Cois Coiribe, 2021). By 2023 there were over 18,000. There had been just 68 when the University opened its doors in 1849.
It was not until 1960 that student numbers passed 1,000 (Cois Coiribe, 2021). By 2023 there were over 18,000. There had been just 68 when the University opened its doors in 1849.
References
'175 Years of Memorable Moments', Cois Coiribe, 4 June 2021, https://impact.universityofgalway.ie/articles/175-years-of-memorable-moments/, accessed 2023.06.16.
Bibliographic Citation
F. Imbusch, J. Conroy, ‘A new student at UCG, 1953’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 13612, Archival Record Id VHRS
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1950s
Category
b&w
portrait
on-campus
outdoors
Keywords
undergraduates
Language
English
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/