Yesterday

A BYU cheerleader from the early 1960s waves a banner at the new Cougar Stadium, later renamed Lavell Edwards Stadium.

In 1957 the Wilkinson Center, Talmage Building, and Kimball Tower hadn't been built.

A 1947 image depicts Donna Taylor, the secretary for BYU's Agricultural Department at the time, holding a snake.

In 1954 a lab in the McKay Building lab featured state-of-the-art tech for language learning.

A BYU brochure from 1981 uses this photo to highlight student dress standards.

President Kimball charged BYU campus to rise to its academic and spiritual potential on Oct. 10, 1975.

Life was different before the advent of internet searches.

Gail Halvorsen, the beloved Candy Bomber, is fondly remembered.

Enjoy a hearty helping of memories from nearly 150 years of student sustenance.

Everybody's favorite cougar is always on board for a pregame snack with friends.

Does sleeping on your textbooks really help you retain knowledge? This student certainly thinks so.

A Salt Lake newspaper run by women in the 1800s shows the career, education, and lifestyle opportunities for Utah's fron

A young couple models fashion and grooming for a 1981 BYU standards brochure.

See 1966 BYU performers do their thing.

BYU nursing students in the late 1950s got hands-on experience with doctors.

In an early-1940s campus photo, three costumed students perform a playful tune at a university celebration.

In the mid-1920s two young women stand outside the Training Building on Lower Campus wearing handmade dresses.

This entry to the 1969 Winter Carnival snow sculpture challenge elicited smiles from campus passersby.

In a 1950s Belle of the Y competition, five cake-baking-contest finalists pose with their top-tier creations.

Students pack the dance floor at the 1950 Sophomore Loan Fund Ball at Brigham Young University.