Founder's Day
Students gathered on the steps of Students Building for the song contest
Students gathered on the steps of Students Building for the song contest
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
Students handing out copies of the Vassar Vagabond, some dressed as pirates
Class of 1920 marching to the song contest
Class of 1927 at the song contest
Song contest
Students with horns and drums at the baseball game, costumed as clowns or possibly the pantomime character Pierrot
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
Students in a horse-drawn carriage for 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
Students in costume for the Founder's Day parade, two dressed as ghosts
Henry Noble MacCracken at bat at the faculty-student baseball game. Sarah H. McLean (VC 1930) is playing catcher
Song contest
Students at the song contest
Faculty-student baseball game
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