A Special Look Back
By Samantha Riggin VT’16, Corps Museum curator
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets has a rich history filled with traditions, strength, perseverance, and just a bit of shenanigans. These photos are from the Corps Museum archives.
![Two cars are parked in front of a store in a scene from the 1920s.](/content/vtcc_vt_edu/en/alumni/corpsreview/cr-spring2020/spring20-museum/_jcr_content/content/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![A drawing on the 1888 Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College commencement program.](/content/vtcc_vt_edu/en/alumni/corpsreview/cr-spring2020/spring20-museum/_jcr_content/content/adaptiveimage_1998821847.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![A professor directs the retrieval of his buggy that cadets put on the Barracks No. 1 porch roof.](/content/vtcc_vt_edu/en/alumni/corpsreview/cr-spring2020/spring20-museum/_jcr_content/content/adaptiveimage_1746498281.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![An early 1930s rat parade in downtown Blacksburg.](/content/vtcc_vt_edu/en/alumni/corpsreview/cr-spring2020/spring20-museum/_jcr_content/content/adaptiveimage_807463580.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![A 1905 Bugle advertisement for cadet uniforms.](/content/vtcc_vt_edu/en/alumni/corpsreview/cr-spring2020/spring20-museum/_jcr_content/content/adaptiveimage_1756486916.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![A panorama of the regiment on Upper Quad in the late 1920s.](/content/vtcc_vt_edu/en/alumni/corpsreview/cr-spring2020/spring20-museum/_jcr_content/content/adaptiveimage_1888234748.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets has a rich history filled with traditions, strength, perseverance, and just a bit of shenanigans. These photos are from the Corps Museum archives.