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Title
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Officials at an alumni dinner featuring redface
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Description
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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 dark-haired 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.
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Identifier
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PUApic_011708
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Creator
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Grove Studio and Camera Shop, studio, Forest Grove, Oregon
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Rights
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Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Pacific University Archives at archives@pacificu.edu.
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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Date Created
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1957-1959
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Date
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1957/1959
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Medium
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gelatin silver prints
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Source
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Photo Image Collection, Pacific University Archives
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Type
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Still Image
