Founder's Day
President MacCracken dressed in a stereotypical Middle Eastern costume and Dean C. Mildred Thompson at the festivities after the Founder's Day parade
President MacCracken dressed in a stereotypical Middle Eastern costume and Dean C. Mildred Thompson at the festivities after the Founder's Day parade
President MacCracken dressed in a stereotypical Middle Eastern costume and a student at the festivities after the Founder's Day parade
Students in costume for the Founder's Day parade. Four are dressed as an elephant, and a fifth is in stereotypical Indian costume
President MacCracken dressed in a stereotypical Middle Eastern costume and Dean C. Mildred Thompson at the festivities after the Founder's Day parade
Students in costume at the faculty-student baseball game. One is dressed in stereotypical Indian costume and may be in brownface. The other's costume may be meant to represent that of a Romani woman
Spanish street scene in the skit show presented by the Class of 1927 to the Class of 1929
Characters from "County Fair," a skit show presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1921. The scene includes a "wild woman" who is in stereotypical African dress and blackface. There are "gypsy fortune-tellers" and snake charmers, one in brownface. Also included are the "Fat Lady," her
New Lamps for Old, a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes, some in dark makeup
New Lamps for Old, a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes
New Lamps for Old, a skit show presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes
New Lamps for Old, a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes
New Lamps for Old, a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. The group includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes, some in dark makeup
New Lamps for Old, a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes, some in dark makeup
New Lamps for Old, a skit show presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes
New Lamps for Old, a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes
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