Featuring Homecoming-related materials from across the school's history. Common subjects include Homecoming parades, lawn decorating contests, royalty crowning, and more.
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2006 Homecoming Parade Float
University of Nebraska at Kearney
2006 Homecoming parade float, likely from one of the international student groups.
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Marching Band Performs in the 1989 Homecoming Parade
Kearney State College
The Kearney State College Marching Band performs in the 1989 Homecoming parade.
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1989 Homecoming Banner
Unknown
1989 Banner which reads: "From Summer of Love to Summer of Hate, 1969-1989" and "KSC...Bridging the Gap"
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1985 Homecoming Parade Float
Kearney State College
1985 Homecoming parade float which says Farm-Aid on the side.
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Alpha Tau Omega Float - 1985 Homecoming
Kearney State College
1985 Homecoming parade float put together by Alpha Tau Omega.
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Mantor Hall Float from Homecoming 1985
Kearney State College
Mantor Hall float from the 1985 Homecoming Parade. The float says, "Progress through the 80s".
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NHEA & Industrial Tech Float from Homecoming 1985
Kearney State College
NHEA and Industrial Technology float from the 1985 Homecoming parade.
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1981 Alpha Tau Omega Homecoming Parade Float
Kearney State College
Alpha Tau Omega float, pulled by horses and made to look like a covered wagon, from the 1981 Kearney State College Homecoming parade.
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1981 Alpha Tau Omega Homecoming Parade Float
Kearney State College
Alpha Tau Omega float for 1981 Homecoming parade. Note how large the "computers" are in the "From Classroom to Computer" section.
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1981 Homecoming Parade Float
Kearney State College
1981 Homecoming Parade float with the text "Changing trends...dress and discipline"
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1981 Homecoming Parade Float
Kearney State College
1981 Homecoming parade float depicting a rural classroom and the slogan "School Evolve Ahead".
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Alpha Tau Omega Float - 1979 Homecoming Parade
Kearney State College
Alpha Tau Omega float from the 1979 Homecoming parade.
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1969 Homecoming Football Game Program
Kearney State College
Program from the 1969 football game vs. Washburn University.
"Homecoming on the Kearney campus started yesterday. A concert and coronation of the Homecoming Queen took place last night in the Coliseum. The Queen and her court were selected from the 15 senior women pictured on page 3 of tonight's program. Last year's Queen, Betty Powers Quincy, now teaching bane economics at Litchfield, was on hand to help crown her successor. The 1969 Queen and her court will be presented during the halftime ceremonies tonight."
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Homecoming Bonfire
Donald Briggs
1966 Homecoming - cheerleader performs in front of the Homecoming bonfire
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1965 Homecoming Lawn Decorations
Kearney State College
Men's Hall created the winning Homecoming lawn display in 1965. The design has a can of Raid labeled "Wildcat Killer" and the text "Raid kills 'em dead; Kearney buries 'em".
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1965 Homecoming Parade
Unknown
1965 Homecoming Parade float featuring a toilet and the text "Flush Em Down"
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1963 Newman Club Homecoming Parade Float
Kearney State College
1963 Newman Club Homecoming parade float, with an East Meets West theme. A train with people in western dress is meeting a contingent of people in indigenous and East Asian clothing.
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1962 Chi Omega Homecoming Parade Float
Nebraska State Teachers College
1962 Homecoming parade float built by Chi Omega. It depicts a stock market crash, with the text, "Depression Hits Doane".
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1962 Homecoming Football Game Program
Nebraska State Teachers College
1962 football program for the Homecoming game, featuring Kearney State vs. Doane.
"Welcome to our ever-growing campus! This has been a big year at Nebraska State with accreditation approval of the graduate program from the North Central- Association, the initiation of the new coliseum and the beginning of the new library construction being the milestones in our progress. Our 2,255 students, 125 faculty members and 85 other staff members join me in wishing you a very happy homecoming. We hope you visit our campus frequently.
Milton J. Hassel"
