Ethel Waters, Popular Jazz Singer and Actress. Born in Chester’s Bethel Court neighborhood in 1896, Waters becomes known for her performances on Broadway, in nightclubs and movies, and on television. In 1933, Irving Berlin writes 4 songs for her...
Charles Hyatt’s Funeral Procession, 1930. Legend tells us that college photographer Arthur V. Knott takes a picture of cadets training with cannons and fixed bayonets but fails to develop the film. Later, when Gen. Hyatt dies, Knott photographs...
Chester-Bridgeport Ferry Opens, 1930. The ferry, with its 6 minute trip, provides travelers with a direct route between Chester and Bridgeport, New Jersey. It encourages the growth of local businesses on both shores. Louis Kapelski serves as the...
Frank Hyatt, President 1930–1952. A professor of mathematics and instructor in cavalry, Frank Hyatt becomes president 2 weeks after his father’s death. During his tenure, the school changes dramatically, expanding both its physical plant and...
At the Movies, 1933. PMC cadets attend a private showing of The Sign of the Cross at the Stanley Theatre, courtesy of the film’s director, Cecil B. DeMille.
Old Main
Construction 1867 Rebuilt 1882 after Fire
Old Main Annex
Construction 1882
Hyatt Observatory
Construction 1892
Summer 2008
Drill Hall/ Gymnasium
1920
Alumni Lodge
1903
1960
Hyatt Hall
Construction 1868 Acquired 1917
Armory
Construction...
Stock Market Crash in 1929 leads to Great Depression. Dorthea Lange’s striking 1936 photograph, "Migrant Mother," captures the devastation and hardship many Americans suffer during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Second USS Chester, 1930, decommissioned in 1946. The second U.S. Navy ship named for the city of Chester, this heavy cruiser is in use throughout World War II, receiving 11 battle stars for service. The ship is en route to its home port of Pearl...
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), 1933–1942. One of the earliest New Deal initiatives, the CCC will employ over 3 million men in road building, replanting and maintaining forests, and tending national parks.
