1944 Junior Prom in the College Gymnasium

Creation Date

3-10-1944

Decade

1940

Photographer

unknown

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, Jacksonville State Teachers College -- History, Jacksonville State Teachers College -- Students, Dance

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Description

Students at Jacksonville State Teachers College are shown dancing at the Junior Prom held March 10, 1944 inside the college gymnasium. The dance floor was roped off in the shape of an ocean liner and life preservers marked "Dream Boat" were placed about. Annie Mae Carter is shown in the right foreground dancing with her escort, Braxton Tatum, and junior class president.

Date Digitized

September 2017

Names of Persons Pictured

Annie Mae Carter, Braxton Tatum

Source

Alabama Gallery Special Collections

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

This image is the property of Jacksonville State University and is intended for non-commercial use. Images may be copied for research, teaching, personal, or any fair use as defined by U.S. copyright law. Images may not be altered in any way. Users of these images are asked to acknowledge Jacksonville State University. For questions or further information about usage rights, please contact digitalcommons@jsu.edu.

Location

The original printed photograph is housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery, Box 3, Item 481.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psp/psp1940/PSP1940dance_00481.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 575 dpi. The file name is PSP1940dance_00481.tif; file size is 31.2 MB. Original image is 5 by 7 on glossy photographic paper