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The image depicts Carol Plank (sitting) and Judith McDonough (standing) in the basement of an apartment building affiliated with the University of Denver, circa 1950. The students have suitcases with them.

Betty Fern Hoyt, named Miss University of Denver, receives a trophy from an unidentified woman wearing a frilly dress and feathered hat, onstage in an unidentified room. Hoyt is wearing a light-colored skirt and jacket with a belt and has a crown on her head.

Three unidentified female students pose in traditional Japanese costumes at the University of Denver while one of them plays a shamisen (traditional Japanese stringed instrument).

Exterior view of the University of Denver alumni house in Denver, Colorado, Francis Van Derber, former president of Kappa Sigma, and Roudolph McDonough, Director of Alumni Relations, stand together on the yard. The gabled, multi-story house stands in the background with a car parked to its right. A large lawn and trees surround the house.

Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; Housemother Lula Jordan assistas Halcyon Cochran and Geraldine Patterson as they move into their new apartment in preparation for the coming school year. Ms. Cochran holds a suitcase next to a table covered with luggage; Ms. Patterson is smiling with Ms. Jordan as she holds up a fancy dress. Circa 1955.

Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; girls do laundry in the basement of a University of Denver apartment building. Visible are a clothesline, wringers, large sinks, and front loading washing machines. 1950-1951.

Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; two young women cook in their University of Denver apartment.

Exterior view of the construction of one of the University of Denver apartment buildings in Denver, Colorado. A construction worker wearing a hat and smoking a pipe uses a hammer on top of a cement wall. A second construction worker is also on top of the foundation. Mary Reed Building is in the background.

Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Spruce Hall in the early 1950s in Denver, Colorado. Half complete buildings sit on a dirt lot. A truck is parked on the street in the foreground. The Mary Reed building is visible in the background.

Exterior view of the construction of a University of Denver apartment in the early 1950s in Denver, Colorado. Scaffolding sits aside a three story high brick wall, several of which are visible in the photo. Two cars sit in the right midground; a dirt road runs across the foreground.