Reunion

Class of 1877 at their fiftieth reunion. Mary Thaw Thompson is holding the class banner
Class of 1877 at their fiftieth reunion. Mary Thaw Thompson is holding the class banner
Alumnae Parade
Alumnae Parade
Class of 1916 at the Alumnae Parade
Class of 1896 carrying oil-paper umbrellas in the Alumnae Parade. The umbrellas may have been a comment on the Immigration Act of 1924
Class of 1899 at the Alumnae Parade
Class of 1918 in the Alumnae Parade. All are wearing tunics with the Chinese character zhōng, which may have been a comment on the Immigration Act of 1924
Class of 1899 in the Alumnae Parade
Class of 1917 at the Alumnae Parade
Class of 1899 in the Alumnae Parade
Class of 1900 in the Alumnae Parade
Class of 1900 in the Alumnae Parade
Crowd at reunion
Crowd at reunion
Class of 1902 in the Alumnae Parade
Class of 1901 in the Alumnae Parade
Class of 1918 in the Alumnae Parade
Class of 1902 in the Alumnae Parade
Alumnae Parade
Class of 1878 at the Alumnae Parade
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