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| East View of West Point from the Hudson River | Frontispiece |
| The Spirit of West Point | 2 |
| Artillery Target Practice | 6 |
Major Sylvanus Thayer, “The Father of the Military Academy”
From the Painting by Thomas Sully, Library, U.S.M.A. | 24 |
| Class Formation in the Area of Barracks | 38 |
| The Administration Building | 40 |
| The Administration Building and Riding Hall | 42 |
Colonel Jonathan Williams, Corps of Engineers, First Superintendent of the Military Academy
From the Painting by Thomas Sully, Library, U.S.M.A. | 44 |
Colonel Joseph G. Swift, First Graduate of the Military Academy
From the Painting by Thomas Sully, Library, U.S.M.A. | 46 |
| Cadets at Equitation in the World’s Largest Riding Hall (600 ft. × 150 ft.) | 48 |
The Carved Mantel in the Hall of the Academic Board
The Nine Great Warriors of the World. Sculptor, Laurie | 50 |
| The North Cadet Barracks | 52 |
| The Chapel | 56 |
| The Interior of the Chapel | 58 |
| View up the Hudson River from Trophy Point | 66 |
| “Spooning” on Flirtation Walk | 68 |
The Superintendent’s Quarters
Built in 1820 | 78 |
| Colonel John Biddle, Corps of Engineers, Superintendent | 80 |
| “Beast Barracks”—Drawing Mattresses | 102 |
| Reporting for Duty | 104 |
| Two Hours after Reporting | 108 |
| The Interior of a Cadet’s Room in Barracks | 114 |
| Moving from Barracks to Camp | 118 |
| A First Lesson in Saluting | 122 |
Marching to Barracks from Dinner
The Academic Buildings | 154 |
| The Exterior of the Gymnasium | 196 |
| Gymnastic Exercises | 200 |
| The Athletic Field | 208 |
| Setting up Drill on the Plain | 210 |
| Parade on the Plain | 230 |
| At Target Practice on the Flats | 236 |
At P. M. E. Drill
Building a Pontoon Bridge | 240 |
| A Review for the Chief of the Staff of the Army | 288 |
Graduation—President Wilson Addressing the Graduating Class
“We’ll bid farewell to Cadet gray and don the Army blue” | 302 |
