Item Details

Finals Barbecue

Thompson, Ralph R.
Format
Online; Visual Materials
Type
Nonprojected Graphic
Summary
Graduation barbecue. From excerpt on back: One of the traditional events at graduation is an old fashioned Southern barbecue for members of the graduating class and their girls. This is held on a barbecue grounds, used only for this purpose. UVa may be the only university with its own barbecue grounds. In the background, left, is the barbecue pit where whole lambs and young pigs are barbecued all night long before the feast. Brunswick stew, which is eaten out of bowls or paper cups, is another traditional dish.
Date Created
1950; circa 1950
Description
Original Negative Present; Neg 4x5 1691J
Collection
University of Virginia Visual History Collection
Location
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Retrieval ID
prints07443
Call Number
RG-30/1/10.011
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