Washington College sesquicentennial photo album

Manuscript


Washington College sesquicentennial photo album
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MS 0085-001
Creation: 1932
Photograph album from the 150th anniversary of Washington College and the George Washington Bicentennial.  Images are of campus, commencement with speakers German Ambassador Dr. Friedrich W. von Prittwitz und Gaffron, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, and Governor Albert C. Ritchie. There are also images of the numerous anniversary events, many with people in historical costumes, including children dressed as African American slaves in blackface. The cover of the album is missing.
[item identification], Washington College sesquicentennial photo album, MS 0085, Archives and Special Collections, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland.