Founder's Day
Students in costume, two in what might have been intended to represent Romani dress
Students in costume, two in what might have been intended to represent Romani dress
Student in blackface peeking out of a curtain at the Founder's Day "County Fair"
Spectators at the faculty-student baseball game
Class of 1923 at the song contest
Matthew Vassar's grave, Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, which was visited by a contingent from Vassar on Founder's Day
Class of 1927 performing in the song contest on the steps of Student's Building
President MacCracken at Georgia A. Kendrick's grave in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Class of 1927 at the song contest
Song contest
Students in 1890s costumes at the faculty-student baseball game
Students in costume
A student riding in the bicycle contest
Class of 1919 marching to the song contest
Class of 1922 marching to the song contest
Class of 1925's conductor at the song contest
The Class of 1920 leading the march away from song contest
Song contest
Students in costume for the Founder's Day Parade, one in stereotypical Native American dress
Song contest
Spectators at the Founder's Day contests
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