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1930–1949

1930-1939

Aerial view of campus with many people lining the streets and rows of parked cars in a nearby field

Aerial of Picnic Day circa 1939

Three men running on a tack

Track meet, 1930

Two women and a man drinking carbonated fruit beverages from bottles

Carbonated fruit beverages and picnic marmalade, circa 1930s

Crowd of people facing the street

Parade, 1930

Horse pulling an arch shaped float featuring key areas of agricultural progress such as science, history, chemistry, botany, mechanics, and more

“Agricultural Progress” parade float, 1930

Little girls sitting on a horse-drawn wagon float draped with foliage and a giant milk bottle labeled: the fairies found in milk

“The Fairies Found in Milk” parade float, 1939

Crowd watching a man on a horse go by

Horse race, 1930

People standing behind plant-filled tables lining a room

Landscape Department, 1930

1940-1949

The backs of the marching band playing instruments in uniform with each player wearing a letter to spell "welcome home"

Welcome Home, 1947

Crowds of parade onlookers on a tree lined street

Parade, circa 1940s

Parade float adorned with a skunk

Beckett Hall parade float, circa 1940s

Giant octopus parade float

Parade float, circa 1940s