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Identifier
A100_08_002
Date
1955
Description
A 1950s College Swing Dance at Fort Hays Kansas State College. In the center of this black-and-white photo, a woman and man swing dance. On the left, the back of a man in a coat is seen sitting in a dark metal folding chair. On the right, a man sits cross-legged on a stool, holding his chin. Left of him, a woman wearing a plaid jacket and earmuffs watches the dancers and leans against the wall. Behind her, another woman leans on a bench. Another woman sits on the bench. In the back corner of the room, a woman smiles at the dancers. To her right, a man looks at the camera. The women wear knee-length skirts and winter attire. The men wear dress pants. The swing-dancing woman wears bobby socks and saddle shoes. Her partner wears saddle shoes. Leafless tree branches are outside four windows. In the upper right corner of the picture is a mural of a 19th century scene. Above the photo is this caption: “And the juke box blared…..”
Physical Description
black and white photograph
Rights
© University Archives, Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University
Publisher
Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections
Recommended Citation
"1950s College Swing Dance at Fort Hays Kansas State College" (1955). University Archives Photographs Collection. 978.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/ua_photographs/978
Language
eng
Comments
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