Groundbreaking ceremony for the Lake Merced campus (Updated over a year ago)

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SFSC President Alexander C. Roberts and Senator John F. Shelley (1905-1974) officiate the groundbreaking ceremony San Francisco State College' s future campus adjacent to Lake Merced. Over one thousand students attended the event despite rainy weather. The College Band and A Cappella Choir performed while Roberts turned the first shovel of earth.

Tags: alexander c. roberts , groundbreaking ceremonies , john f. shelley , lake merced campus , san francisco state college

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  • Sort Order: sctp-08
  • Created by: San Francisco State College
  • Date: 1939
  • Type: Photograph
  • Format: TIFF
  • Source: San Francisco State University Archives
  • Locale: San Francisco, California
  • Rights: Public

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