Contributed by Mantor Library at UMF
Description
On May 17, 1918, Farmington Normal School students, with bedrolls in hand, prepared to board the wagon to Clearwater Pond for Class Day.
The annual celebration was a graduation tradition at the college for many years. The students camped overnight and hiked, swam, and went boating.
About This Item
- Title: Students boarding a wagon, Farmington Normal School, 1918
- Creation Date: 1918-05-17
- Subject Date: 1918-05-17
- Location: Farmington, Franklin County, ME
- Media: Photographic image
- Dimensions: 6 cm x 10.4 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- College students--Maine--Farmington
- Farmington State Normal School (Me.)
- Farmington State Teachers College (Me.)
- University of Maine Farmington--History
Other Keywords
- camping
- Class Day
- Clearwater Pond
- college
- Farmington State Normal School
- FSNS
- graduation
- gym uniforms
- hiking
- picnic
- sleeping bags
- students
- UMF
- University of Maine at Farmington
- wagon
For more information about this item, contact:
Mantor Library at UMFUniversity of Maine at Farmington, 116 South Street, Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 778-7219
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