Sledding, 1980, photo 3

This image shows students walking up a hill with cafeteria trays used for sledding after a snowstorm at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in January 1980. Sledding was a common pastime for students, using materials including sleds, inner tubes, and trays taken from the cafeteria. By 1991, an average of 7,500 trays were being stolen by students, most immediately after snowstorms, costing the University around $60,000 a year. Appalachian State then began selling roll-up sleds as a cheaper and safer alternative for students.

Students

Student Activities

Snow

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 21, Snow Scenes F3, C14.2.4.3.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1/31/1980

News Bureau

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Photographs

English

Image

Appalachian State University

Series 5 -- Students, Student Organizations, Student Life

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The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.

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