The Web 1949 "Westhampton College Prom Class of '49"

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Title

The Web 1949 "Westhampton College Prom Class of '49"

Description

This collage of photographs of the Westhampton College Prom (now called Ring Dance) in 1949 seems to portray the theme of "cowboys and Indians" as evidenced by the background. The photo on the top right and the two photos at the bottom of the page depict "Indians" in traditional clothing that seem to be playing instruments and dancing as well as Indian teepees. The middle photograph features a background of a building that says "trading post" with a cowboy in front of it. During this time, it was common for Ring Dance to be themed, and the theme often involved the depiction of a different culture as there seems to have been a Japanese theme for the 1960 Ring Dance.

Source

Virginia Baptist Historical Society, The Web (1949): 20. Available online via the UR Scholarship Repository.

Publisher

The Web, University of Richmond

Date

1949

Relation

Language

English

Identifier

Web.29-1949.JPG

Coverage

Richmond (Va.)

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Student Contributor

Files

http://memory.richmond.edu/files/originals-for-csv-imports/Web.29-1949.JPG

Citation

“The Web 1949 "Westhampton College Prom Class of '49",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed June 20, 2025, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/2668.