Homecoming

10 black and white prints from the 1940 University of Denver Homecoming Parade on 16th St.

Images related to Homecoming 1949 at the University of Denver: 3 color slides of marching band at the football game. 14 black and white prints, including Dick Phelps, Margarte Romine, Ilene Barr, Muriel Davis, Pat Long, and Earnest Lamb on parade floats; Pioneer Day; Gordon Johnston, Mrs. Wilbur Denious, and "Cac" Hubbard; and Mary Young, Gerry Shank, and others on a float. 1 set of black and white negatives without contact sheets.

Images related to Homecoming at the University of Denver in 1950 and the 1950s: 26 black and white prints, including Homecoming parade floats; students making parade floats; ringing the Rio Grande bell; Catherine Fisher and others selling beverages; alumni dinner; donkey labeled with sign "D.U. or Bust"; donkey in parade labeled with sign "This is not Carberry". 11 medium format black and white negatives.

Images related to Homecoming at the University of Denver in 1951: 14 black and white prints, including queen candidates; Queen Betty Fern Hoyt and attendant Joan Aspinwall; ODK initiation; the registrar's office decorated as the Pioneer Gulch Bank; and Betty Hoyt, Winnie Peterson, and Kay Carpenter at the mum sale. 5 color slides of floats on parade at the football game.

Images related to Homecoming at the University of Denver in 1952: 26 black and white prints, including queen candidates; queen Betty Fern Hoyt; skit at the Student Union; student shaving for the beard contest; and the mum sale. 7 medium format black and white negatives.

33 black and white prints related to Homecoming 1953 at the University of Denver, including Chancellor Chester Alter with Homecoming queen (?); students ringing the Rio Grande Bell; Dean James Perdue helping Chancellor Alter put on the red vest; the mum sale; Barbara Neff and Shirley Smock; Daleyne Smith; queen Barbara Jones with mums; and house decorations for Homecoming.

25 black and white prints related to Homecoming 1954 at the University of Denver, including house decorations for Homecoming; queen Daleyne Smith; and students making glue for Homecoming parade floats.

19 black and white prints related to Homecoming 1955 at the University of Denver, including Alice Peterson, Jan Evans, Carolyn Alkine, and Jan Rhody; Chester Alter, John Evans Jr., and Ms. ? Bradford; Mr. Johnston and Mr. Moore with judicial decorations representing the Homecoming game; Chester Alter with a plaque commemorating the original site of DU; and the mum sale.

21 black and white prints related to Homecoming 1956 at the University of Denver, including Chester Alter with the Homecoming queen; queen Elaine Peterson; Homecoming Life Week; Homecoming royalty. Also includes 15 color slides of floats in the Homecoming parade, donated by alumnus Emory Walker.