1959 Miss Homecoming and Her Court

Creation Date

10-3-1959

Decade

1950

Photographer

Opal R. Lovett

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, Jacksonville State College -- History, Jacksonville State College -- Football, Football fans -- Southern States -- Social life and customs, Beauty contestants, Personal Beauty -- Social aspects

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Description

Jacksonville State College held annual homecoming festivities on October 3, 1959. The homecoming theme was "Spirit of '76 -- 1883-1959" and the football team played against the East Tennessee State's Buccaneers. Shown is Miss Homecoming and her court, from left, Sue Merrill, Larry Hawkins, Joe Garner, Iva Jo Hornbuckle, Robert Brooks, Linda Youngblood, and Mack Franklin.

Date Digitized

April 2016

Names of Persons Pictured

Sue Merrill, Larry Hawkins, Joe Garner, Iva Jo Hornbuckle, Robert Brooks, Linda Youngblood, Mack Franklin

Source

JSU Photographic Services Negative Project

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

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Location

The original negative is housed at JSU McClellan Technical Information Center, Binder 11, Sleeve 84.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1950/psn1950_9/PSN1950homecoming_02679.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSN1950homecoming_02679.tif; file size is 1.4 MB. Original image is 4 by 5 on celluloid diacetate/triacetate film stock