Appalachian High School, wrestling, circa 1960, photo 6
 

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“Appalachian High School, wrestling, circa 1960, photo 6,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/9124.


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Title

Appalachian High School, wrestling, circa 1960, photo 6

Description

This image shows three students watching a wrestling match in the gymnasium at Appalachian High School (1938-1965), also known as the Demonstration High School, in Chapell Wilson Hall, built 1938. All three students are kneeling by the mat in the gymnasium, watching the match to the left of the image. Appalachian High School was a joint venture between Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) and Watauga County Schools, wherein Watauga students would be taught by Appalachian State faculty and students.

Subject

Athletics
Students
Student Activities
Wrestling matches
Appalachian State University

Source

Pritchett Collection, 2003.080, Box 6, High School wrestling ND, C14.1.4.6.

Publisher

University Archives, Appalachian State University

Format

JPEG
Photographs

Language

English

Type

Image

Corporate Names

Appalachian High School

Place Names

Chapell Wilson Hall (1938)

Date Range

1950-1959. 1960-1969

Series

Series 7 -- Athletics

File name

1813_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.