Photos at various points in our 175-year history alongside contemporary images show what has and hasn’t changed over the years.

The first official Tinker Day, 1895

Tinker Day

Orchesis, 1945

Hollins dance

Strolling on Front Quad, late 1940s

Students walking on Front Quad

Students on the second Hollins Abroad-Paris program, 1958

Students pose in front of Musée Rodin in Paris

Neely Paul Towe ’63

Pavithra Suresh ’16

Celebrating in front of the Cocke Memorial Building, 1991
Photo by Sky Preece M.A.L.S. ’74

Students cheering at an athletic event

Professor Pleasants and a Latin class, around the late 19th century

Associate Professor of English Julie Pfeiffer