Female Pacific University Student Beth Potwin Dressed Like a Man for Clean-Up Day

Title

Female Pacific University Student Beth Potwin Dressed Like a Man for Clean-Up Day

Description

A photograph of a female Pacific University student dressed like a man, holding a rake for Clean-Up Day in 1917. The caption with the photograph identifies her as Beth Potwin. Clean-Up Day was a long-held tradition at Pacific University. One day a year in late fall, students and staff would gather at Marsh Hall before repairing and beautifying the campus. Students would often dress as hobos, farmers or cross-dress. This picture appears in an album that was compiled by Greta McIntyre Sheeley, a 1920 Pacific University graduate.

Is Part Of

Greta McIntyre Sheeley Photograph Album (MS.28)

Subject

Pacific University
Student activities
Students--Oregon

Place

Forest Grove, Oregon, United States

Identifier

PUA_MS28_032

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Source

Pacific University Archives

Type

Still Image