1950–1960
Welcome to the fifth instalment of '11 Decades in 11 Weeks at UQ'. In this series, Contact heads to the archives to bring you the best images from the past 110 years. This week, we look back on 1950–1960.
Students browsing the card catalogue in the Main Library at St Lucia in 1950. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Students browsing the card catalogue in the Main Library at St Lucia in 1950. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Harrison Bryan at the charging counter in the Main Library in 1950. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Harrison Bryan at the charging counter in the Main Library in 1950. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Professor SF Lumb receiving his certificate admitting him as a Dental Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons from Professor Bradlaw in 1950. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Professor SF Lumb receiving his certificate admitting him as a Dental Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons from Professor Bradlaw in 1950. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Students on the ground-floor reading room of the Main Library in 1950. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Students on the ground-floor reading room of the Main Library in 1950. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
UQ and the St Lucia Bowling Club feature on the front of a Christmas Card in 1950. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
UQ and the St Lucia Bowling Club feature on the front of a Christmas Card in 1950. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
The Intervarsity Queensland Hockey team after winning the Syme Cup in 1953. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
The Intervarsity Queensland Hockey team after winning the Syme Cup in 1953. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
The Forgan Smith building in 1954. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
The Forgan Smith building in 1954. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
English actress Dame Sybil Thorndike opening the JJ Stable Tree Theatre in 1954. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
English actress Dame Sybil Thorndike opening the JJ Stable Tree Theatre in 1954. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
People looking at a student's architectural model in UQ's Department of Architecture in 1955. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
People looking at a student's architectural model in UQ's Department of Architecture in 1955. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
A staff member at the UQ Department of Architecture enquiring counter in 1955. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
A staff member at the UQ Department of Architecture enquiring counter in 1955. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Princess Alexandra on the steps of the Forgan Smith building during her visit to UQ in 1959. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Princess Alexandra on the steps of the Forgan Smith building during her visit to UQ in 1959. Image: Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection
Keep checking the Contact website next week to catch the next instalment of the '11 Decades in 11 Weeks at UQ' series, when we look back on 1960–1970.
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