Groundbreaking ceremony for the Lake Merced campus

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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.

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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
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Public
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3316

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