Speaker at an alumni dinner featuring redface
Title
Speaker at an alumni dinner featuring redface
Description
A photograph of Pacific University officials presiding over an alumni dinner advertised as a "Pow-Wow Dinner," possibly in 1957. The people present are unidentified, but the sitting man may be Pacific's President Charles Armstrong, who served from 1953 to 1958. They are seated in front of a banner showing a pioneer wrangling a longhorn steer. There were at least two "Pow-wow" alumni dinners held between 1957-1959. The event did not actually include Native Americans. From photographs, it appears to have included: white performers dressed in wigs, makeup and costumes performing a fake "pow-wow" dance; attendees wearing Native-style chieftain headdresses; attendees being given headbands with feathers to wear; and decorations mimicking a forest setting. This took place in Pacific University's Old Gymnasium.
Date Created
circa 1957
Subject
Place
Medium
gelatin silver prints
Identifier
PUApic_011706
Rights
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Type
Still Image