Groundbreaking ceremony for the Lake Merced campus
About This Item
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.
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- 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
- Views
- 1038
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