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1950–1969

1950-1959

Float representing family home life including a baby, hanging laundry, and read labeled as Aggie Villa

Aggie Villa parade float, 1950

Man pole vaulting with onlookers in background

Pole vault, 1953

Many people sitting on the ground in a grassy field near a stage

Performance on the Quad circa, 1954

Two men raising an American flag flanked by a man with trumpet and a man with a rifle

Raising the flag, 1956

Man riding in the back of an open top convertible car

Parade Marshall Peter J. Shields, 1956

Woman with short hair wearing a wide sleeved fish printed dress and flower lei on a runway

Fashion Show, circa 1950s

Woman sits on front of float of paper people doing agricultural work

Cynthia Leivers, student hostess for a recent Picnic Day, is shown with one of the fraternity parade floats, 1954

Uniformed woman with whistle in her mouth holding a baton

Marching Band, Shields Library in background, circa 1950-1959

A float of a large dog in front of the words "Every dog has its day"

“Cavalcade of Medicine” parade float, 1957

Man asleep on a picnic blanket next to a picnic basket

Napping on the quad, 1959

1960-1969

Float of the statue of liberty with open book labeled education

Parade float, 1960

Smiling man and woman walking while holding picnic basket between them

Picnic, 1960s

Group of floating swimmers holding hands in a circle formation

Aquacade, 1962

Float with ants on a picnic titled fruits of research

Parade float, 1966

Large papier-mâché cow head carried by multiple people hidden beneath a fabric covering

Parade float, 1968

Horse being ridden around a barrel with onlookers in nearby stands

Horse show, 1961

Group of Picnic Day organizers posing around and inside a parked vehicle on campus.

Picnic Day organizers, Tom Stallard sits on the hood, Meg (Sneeden) Stallard is inside the vehicle. From bottom left, are Pam (Wright) Procella, Jan May, John Hodgson, Cathie Poe, Dennis Vanderpol, Carol (Perkins) Rupe, Roger Klein, Kay (Zimmer) Morison, Bob Alessandrelli and Steve Rae. 1968

Man in sweater and woman in dress standing in a doorway

Chairman Tom Stallard and Hostess Kay Zimmer, 1968

Child climbing on a large tractor

Demonstration, 1966

Float with two blow-up Snoopie dogs labeled "Happiness is the anesthetic"

Parade float, circa 1967-1968