Student Event, circa 1955
 

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Citation

“Student Event, circa 1955,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed December 25, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/9381.


Comments

Harvey Durham

The person behind the microphone is not a student. Rather he is Dr. Francis Hoover. To his right is his wife, Ms. Rena Hoover. Dr. Hoover taught in the Department of Physical Education, and Ms. Hoover taught in the Department of History. 

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Title

Student Event, circa 1955

Description

This image shows a group of students sitting at a long table in Welborn Cafeteria, built 1925, at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) during the mid-1950s. Students are wearing evening clothes. The person behind the microphone is Dr. Francis Hoover. To his right is his wife, Ms. Rena Hoover. Dr. Hoover taught in the Department of Physical Education, and Ms. Hoover taught in the Department of History.

Subject

Students
Student Activities
Appalachian State University

Source

Pritchett Collection, 2003.080, Box 7, Misc. People ND, C14.1.5.1.

Publisher

University Archives, Appalachian State University

Format

JPEG
Photographs

Language

English

Type

Image

Corporate Names

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.)

Place Names

Welborn Hall (Cafeteria) (1925)

Date Range

1950-1959

Series

Series 2 -- Events

File name

2047_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.