Founder's Day
Two students in costume, one in a baby carriage
Two students in costume, one in a baby carriage
Professor at bat in the faculty-student baseball game. Sarah H. McLean (VC 1930) is playing catcher
President MacCracken speaking at Matthew Vassar's grave at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, listened to by a contingent of visitors from Vassar
Class of 1925 at the song contest
Student wearing dark makeup and dressed as a pirate at the faculty-student baseball game
Class of 1920 performing in the song contest
Student at faculty-student baseball game with a basket of flowers
Students at the faculty-student baseball game
Students in costume, one on a horse. Others are in what might have been intended to represent Native American dress
Dean C. Mildred and her dog at the faculty-student baseball game. A student dressed in stereotypical Indian costume is also pictured, and may be in dark makeup
Sarah H. McLean (VC 1930) at bat at the faculty-student baseball game
Unidentified woman at the festivities after the Founder's Day parade
Spectators at the faculty-student baseball game
Song contest
Students dressed as pirates at the faculty-student baseball game
Class of 1920 marching to the song contest
Students in costume at the faculty-student baseball game, two in stereotypical Asian costume
Students in costume, two in stereotypical Native American dress, one in dark makeup
Students gathered on the steps of Students Building for the song contest
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
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