Homecoming Parade, 1965, art guild, photo 1

This image shows the Art Guild float in the Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) Homecoming parade going down King Street in Boone, NC, in October 1965. Students can be seen dressed as Egyptian slaves pulling a float shaped like a sphinx. Belk's and Hunt's department stores can be seen in the background. Homecoming was an annual event that included dramatic performances, a parade, a dance, a football game, reunion activities, and the crowning of the Homecoming queen. A similar image appears in the 1966 Rhododendron (p. 87).

Students

Student Activities

Parades

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 34, Homecoming F1, C14.2.6.4.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1965-10

News Bureau

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Photographs

English

Image

1960s

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.)

King Street (Boone, N.C.)

Series 2 -- Events

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