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Item information

Title:
Football-shaped homecoming float
Description:
Football-shaped float that is being ridden by a male student wearing a bra, homecoming, 1958. A sign on the float reads "I dreamed I beat VPI in my Maiden-form bra."
Topics:
Student Life
Subjects:
Football
Parade floats
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
5 x 7 inches
Item identifier:
0009028
Photographer:
Mills, Ralph more info on Mills, Ralph 
Contributor:
North Carolina State College. Alumni Association more info on North Carolina State College. Alumni Association 
Created Date:
Genre:
Views
Names:
North Carolina State University -- Students -- Social life and customs more info on North Carolina State University -- Students -- Social life and customs 
North Carolina State University -- Students more info on North Carolina State University -- Students 
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs