Homecoming Parade, circa 1965, photo 1
 

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“Homecoming Parade, circa 1965, photo 1,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed December 27, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/12550.


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Title

Homecoming Parade, circa 1965, photo 1

Description

This image shows part of the Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) Homecoming Parade in the 1960s. President William Howard Plemmons (1955-1969) can be seen riding in a convertible on the Promenade. Onlookers can be seen in the foreground. 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.

Subject

Students
Student Activities
Plemmons, W. H. (William Howard), 1904-1984
Parades
Appalachian State University

Source

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 35, Homecoming F2, C14.2.6.5.

Publisher

University Archives, Appalachian State University

Contributor

News Bureau

Format

JPEG
Photographs

Language

English

Type

Image

Corporate Names

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.)

Personal Names

Plemmons, William Howard, 1904-1984

Date Range

1960-1969

Series

Series 2 -- Events

File name

5234_2004_040_A.jpg

Sponsors

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.