Press Photos, 1928

History

These photos were taken by various commercial press bureaus to be used with news stories. Publicity photos generated by Mount Holyoke's own press bureau are on this page, not here.

The Images

All photos are available with both front and back scans, if there is something on the back, and comments about what is written on the front or back are included below.

Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College, 1928

front Press photo by Acme News Pictures, 461 Eighth Ave, New York City. Reference Dept, Feb 24, 1928. "B84378 Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Mass - Photo shows - skii [sic] race contestants speeding over the snow covered terrain. Your credit line must read (ACME)"

Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College, 1928

front Press photo by Acme News Pictures, 461 Eighth Ave, New York City. Reference Dept, Feb 24, 1928. "B84377 Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Mass - Photo shows - a group of students waiting to participate in a skii [sic] race, one of the many divertissements. Your credit line must read (ACME)"

Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College, 1928

front Press photo by Acme News Pictures, 461 Eighth Ave, New York City. Reference Dept, Feb 24, 1928. "B84376 Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Mass - Photo shows - skii [sic] race participants awaiting their turn to compete. Your credit line must read (ACME)"

Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College, 1928

front Press photo by Acme News Pictures, 461 Eighth Ave, New York City. Reference Dept, Feb 24, 1928. "B84378 Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Mass - Photo shows - skii [sic] race contestants speeding over the snow covered terrain. Your credit line must read (ACME)"

Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College, 1928

front Press photo by Acme News Pictures, 461 Eighth Ave, New York City. Reference Dept, Mar 20, 1928. "B84372 XXXX Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College. South Hadley, Mass - Awaiting their turn to participate i [sic] in ski races - photo shows - left to right - Ruth Parker, of Morristown, N.J.; Amy Hallett, of Hackensack, N.J.; Evelyn Harrington, of Maplewood, N.J.; Lois Horne, of Plainfield, N.J.; Elizabeth Donnelly, of Plainfield, N.J. Judy Foster of Westfield, N.J. and Ann Gude of Newark, N.J. Your Credit Line Must Read (ACME)"

In Mount Holyoke College's Spring Pageant, 1928

front Press photo by Acme News Pictures, 461 Eighth Ave, New York City. Reference Dept, May 16, 1928. "B88521 In Mount Holyoke College's Spring Pageant / Priscilla Prior of Nutley, N.J., as the shepherdess and Nelda Reymann of Wheeling, W. Va., as a vagabond, in the May pageant "The Enchanted Princess" presented at Mount Holyoke College, Mount Holyoke, Mass. Your Credit Line Must Read (ACME)"

At the Mount Holyoke College Pageant, 1928

front Press photo by Acme News Pictures, 461 Eighth Ave, New York City. Reference Dept, May 16, 1928. "B88523 At the Mount Holyoke College Pageant / The gallant prince a bout [sic] to atta ck [sic] the dragon during the May pageant "The Enchanted Princess" presented at Mount Holyoke College, Mount Holyoke, Mass. Your credit line must read (ACME)"

The Beautiful Queens of Mount Holyoke College, 1928

front Press photo by Acme News Pictures, 461 Eighth Ave, New York City. Reference Dept, May 16, 1928. "B88518 The Beautiful Queens of Mount Holyoke College / Three of the most beautiful girls at Mount Holyoke College who took the part of beautiful medieval queens at the presentation of the pageant 'The Enchanted Princess' at Mount Holyoke, Mass. Left to right: Federicka Critchett of Watertown, Mass., Sarah Holmes of Kinsey, Mont., and Elizabeth Baiss of Windsor, Conn. Your credit line must read (ACME)"

Dashing Riders of Days When Knights Were Bold, 1928

front Press photo by Acme News Pictures, 461 Eighth Ave, New York City. Reference Dept, Jun 6, 1928. "B88517 Dashing Riders of Days When Knights Were Bold / The crusading knights on their chargers rigged out in their armor, played by these girls of Mount Holyoke College, at the pageant "The Enchanted Princess" played on the college grounds, Mount Holyoke Mass. Left to right: Eleanor Hagen of Springfield, Mass., Anne Louise Ludwig of Orange, N.J., Katherine Street of White Plains, N.Y., and Dorothy Elliott of Detroit, Mich. Your credit line must read (ACME)."

Crack Shots with the Bow and Arrows, 1928

front Press photo by Acme News Pictures, 461 Eighth Ave, New York City. Reference Dept, Jun 6, 1928. "B88515 Crack Shots with the Bow and Arrows / Some of the stars of the archery team of Mount Holyoke College, examining their marks on the xxxxxx target after practice on the college grounds, Mount Holyoke, Mass. Left to right: Faith Stone of Newton, Mass., Ruth Parker of Morristown, N.J., Dorothy Hudson of Schenectady, N.Y., Ruth Searles of Springfield, Mass., and Louis [sic] Wilcox of Springfield, Mass.. Your credit line must read (BY ACME)."

Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College, 1928

front Press photo by Acme News Pictures, 461 Eighth Ave, New York City. Reference Dept, Jun 11, 1928. "Winter Sports at Mount Holyoke College - South Hadley, Mass - During the winter sports season - the girl students spend hours on their skiis [sic] snowshoes and skates. Photo shows - a group of contestants reporting for various races. Your Credit Line Must Read (ACME)"