"Homecoming" from the "1953 Franciscan" yearbook (pages 70-71) (Updated over a year ago)

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Photographic spread of Homecoming festivities at San Francisco State College in fall of 1952, which included rallies, dances, a queen competition and Alumni Association dinner corresponding with the Homecoming football game against Chico State College when San Francisco State was victorious. A car caravan with floats (the horse-drawn float was sponsored by the Music Federation) traveled from the Buchanan Street campus to the Lake Merced campus with a police escort. Friday evening there was Student Body dance.

Tags: alumni association , campus spirit , dances , football , homecoming , music federation , parades , rallies , san francisco state college , student life

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  • Creator: Associated Students of San Francisco State College
  • Date: 1952
  • Title: "Homecoming" from the "1953 Franciscan" yearbook (pages 70-71)
  • Description: Photographic spread of Homecoming festivities at San Francisco State College in fall of 1952, which included rallies, dances, a queen competition and Alumni Association dinner corresponding with the Homecoming football game against Chico State College when San Francisco State was victorious. A car caravan with floats (the horse-drawn float was sponsored by the Music Federation) traveled from the Buchanan Street campus to the Lake Merced campus with a police escort. Friday evening there was Student Body dance.
  • Type: Photographic spread
  • Format: TIFF
  • Source: University Archives
  • Temporal Coverage: 1952-1953
  • Rights: Public
  • Publisher: San Francisco: San Francisco State Teachers College Associated Students
  • Contributor: Meredith Eliassen

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