Sophomore Party

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
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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 centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920
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
Flag Shop scene from "New Lamps for Old," a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920
Full cast of skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1921. Some students are in stereotypical Chinese costumes and one is in blackface
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
Skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1921
Skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1921
Skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1921. Most of the students are in stereotypical Chinese costumes. Two are costumed as "Egyptian slaves" and are in blackface
Skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1921
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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