Homecoming Floats, 1964, photo 5
 

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Citation

“Homecoming Floats, 1964, photo 5,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed November 24, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/12571.


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Title

Homecoming Floats, 1964, photo 5

Description

This image shows a float being decorated for use in the Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) Homecoming Parade in October 1964. Students can be seen standing around a float. The banner reads, "Spirit of [Appalachian] Around the W[orld]." The float includes with a globe with a flag marking France towards the top. 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
Appalachian State University

Source

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

Publisher

University Archives, Appalachian State University

Date

1964-10

Contributor

News Bureau

Format

JPEG
Photographs

Language

English

Type

Image

Temporal Coverage

1960s

Corporate Names

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.)

Series

Series 2 -- Events

File name

5257_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.

Tag

H25

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