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Byers, Robert G. Scrapbooks

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Collection Number: D-774

Two scrapbooks chronicle Robert G. Byers' time as a student on campus. The first scrapbook features the years 1919-1920 while the second one focuses on 1921. The first scrapbook begins with photographs of General Pershing's visit to Davis by railcar. It also contains images of Byers and some of his classmates as well as campus activities such as Labor Day, the tug of war, and the tank rush. Also included are pictures of Bear Lake and the California State Capitol Building 1921. The second scrapbook features campus and city structures such as North Hall, East Hall, and West Hall, the Creamery, the Horticulture Building, and the Davis Arch. Images of Picnic Day are also included as well as a visit to Mt. Tamalpais, Bolinas, and Muir Woods-- From Farm rodeo, 1921 and San Francisco examiner, August 28, 1926

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Inclusive Dates

1919 - 1921

Extent

2 scrapbooks

Subject

California History

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