Homecoming Parade, 1956, Class of 1930 float, photo 3
 

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“Homecoming Parade, 1956, Class of 1930 float, photo 3,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed December 24, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/8026.


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Title

Homecoming Parade, 1956, Class of 1930 float, photo 3

Description

This image shows a parade float seen at Homecoming, 1956, parked in front of a wooden house. The float bears yearbook photographs of the class of 1930, topped with a ball reading "1st BS Degree," with a banner on the bottom, reading, "Class '30 started ball rolling." The class of 1930 was the first graduating class of Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) with college-level training. The five students responsible for the float pose in front. This float was judged the winner among Homecoming floats in 1956.

Subject

Student Activities
Students
Parades
Appalachian State University

Source

Pritchett Collection, 2003.080, Homecoming October 15, 1956, C14.1.4.3

Publisher

University Archives, Appalachian State University

Date

1956-10-15

Format

JPEG
Photographs

Language

English

Type

Image

Temporal Coverage

1950s

Corporate Names

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.)

Series

Series 2 -- Events

File name

0721_2003_080_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.