School snapshots 1940-1950s

Photograph

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Dorothy Floto, Vera Bruce, Sue Lowe at Horizon Girls House

Dorothy Floto, Vera Bruce, Sue Lowe at Horizon Girls House

Name/Title

School snapshots 1940-1950s

Entry/Object ID

2024.07.02

Description

Photographs of school friends collected by Sandra (Finch) Edson, then known as Sandra Finch. The photos are taped to six sheets of white paper and slid inside plastic sleeves. The names or notes about the people pictured are handwritten on the paper. Many photos are dated from the late 1940s to the early 1950s and show students born in the 1930s. The photos are posed, seated portraits or casual snapshots of teens at the beach, picnicking, sitting or leaning on cars, playing cards at a birthday party, cheerleaders cheering, and basketball teams or groups of students lined up.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Print, photograph

Subject Person or Organization

Edson, Sandra (Finch), Boyce, Peggy (Webster) 1932-2021, Anderson, Jean "Jeannie", Funk, Marianne “Pinkie”, Whipple, Dee, Webster, David C., Kasten, Erwin R. Jr. 1932-2012, Thomas, Gayle, Wicks, Frank Arthur 1930-2007, Bale, Jerry, Waugh, Marcus Otis "Marc" 1932-2019, Orzehoski, Robert "Bob" Lyle 1933-2004, Erickson, Ellen, Sorensen, Cynthia A., Maycroft, Floyd 1932-?, Boyce, James "Jim" III 1930-2008, Simmons, Nancy, Floto, Dorothy, Henderson, Harley, Little, Jerry, Van Leeuwen, Kay, Orzehoski, Catherine

Context

Mid-century student life

Collection

Education and schools

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.07

Source or Donor

Edson, Sandra (Finch)

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Lexicon

Search Terms

Friendship, Teen, teenager, sports, swimsuit, picnic, growing up, pals, students

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Location

Box

145 Brown, Finch and Edson family

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Create Date

March 7, 2024

Update Date

March 8, 2024