ca. 1968. On image verso: Martin Photo. Two high-rise residence halls; Nash Hall, left, and Mathes Hall, its neighbor, dedicated by Governor Dan Evans in a ceremony on campus October 11, form a gateway to Western Washington State College in Bellingham. The two buildings were named for the first two presidents of the college.
On verso of Image: Curved to take maximum advantage of a view of Bellingham Bay are Nash and Mathes Halls, forming the southern gateway to the Western Washington State College campus. The two buildings received awards for design excellence from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. TO SUNSET. 6/75.