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High School Initiation
Vassar, Michigan 1948-1952: High School Life
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# Title High School Initiation Description High school students in 1950 are initiated into a service club by submitting to several acts of public humiliation: carrying Corn Flakes cereal boxes; wearing winter gloves/shoes on one hand/foot; wearing a necklace made of toiletries (bar of soap, toothbrush, and comb); wearing earmuffs (for the girls); and wearing ribbons in the hair (for the boys). Location Vassar High School Vassar, Michigan, USA Credit Richard Swanson Camera/Source Graflex Pacemaker Speed Graphic (4x5 inch black & white negative) Model release available? No Property release available? No Keywords initiations, rituals, high school students, teenagers, service clubs, public humiliation, rites of passage, Caucasians, 1940s, 1950s, black and white, black & white |
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