Previously, I posted the first few pages of my grandfather's photo album of his college years. That part appeared to cover his first year of school, 1910-1911 school year. I'll continue here with the next few pages.
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| Composite - Grandy with a friend studying, With two other friends (Day, Buchanan, Hamlton) |
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| Celebrating the 1911 Victory over Penn 22-6 |
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| Top pictures - Union City scene - explosion of J F Kamerer Boiler |
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| Grandy as Cadet |
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| Another View |
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| Hunting - I think at his house in Union City - 36 4th Avenue |
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| Victory over Cornell |
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| Snow in State College? |
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| Cider Scrap |
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| Cider Scrap in Progress |
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| Flag Scrap |
I have never heard of a "scrap" but it looks like a planned event where a large group of guys try to capture some item (a flag, maybe a jug of cider). I have done limited searching on the internet and can't come up with a description of the activity yet, though having known college age guys, I imagine spirits were involved somewhere!
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| Freshman Stunt in 1914 |
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| Morning after Halloween at Penn State |
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| Penn State Varsity Football Team 1910 |
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| Waiting for the "Boat" (train) at Pine Grove |
Evidently travel to State College was challenging. I have read a quote that State College was equally hard to get to from any place in the state. So even though Pine Grove is not on a direct route to Union City, it might have been the best route possible. Or they might have been returning from a trip.
Personal note: when we were hiking Maryland and southern Pennsylvania on the Appalachian Trail, we came through Pine Grove and spent the night there. We walked right past this same old rail station preserved at the state park.
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| Grandy by his house (I think this was in Union City, but not sure) |
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| Grandy - probably a freshman picture given the beanie |
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| 1911 Penn State Varsity |
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