Documenting the History of Women in Higher Education-
Title
Students dressed as heralds for Big May Day parade, 1932
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Institution
Bryn Mawr College
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Description
Students in herald costumes, posing with their trumpets in a line in the Cloisters of Thomas on Big May Day in 1932. As inscribed on back, pictured, from left to right: Gardner, Julia Goodall '34, Field, Marjorie Lila '32 (Mrs. H. George Wilde), Gallaudet, Denise '32 (Mrs. Carleton S. Francis, Jr.), Korff, Barbara '33 (The Hon. Mrs. Edward W. C. Russell), Bishop, Barbara Swan '34 (Mrs. Seward Baldwin), McCormick, Louise '34 (Mrs. Montgomery M. Orr). May Day celebrates spring and honors parting seniors featuring parades, theater, and maypole dancing. Big May Day occurs once every four years and is marked by even more extravagant celebrations.
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Collection
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
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Creator
Wide World Photos (photographer)
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Date
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Location
Bryn Mawr
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Format
Photographs
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Physical Description
19.3 cm x 24.6 cm
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Copyright and Use
For information about copyright status and permission to publish, please contact the Bryn Mawr College Special Collections Department.
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Item Identifier PA00440
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Cite this Item
Wide World Photos (photographer). "Students dressed as heralds for Big May Day parade, 1932". Bryn Mawr College. 1932 May 1. College Women. Web. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.collegewomen.org/node/13546
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