Purgold Yearbooks: Selected Scans from 1950 - 1959
Title
Purgold Yearbooks: Selected Scans from 1950 - 1959
Description
A selection of scans from the 1950 - 1959 editions of the Loras College Purgold Yearbook.
Subject
Yearbooks
Source
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52041
Format
PDF scans of the yearbook hosted on the Internet Archive converted to JPG using Irfanview 64 4.54. 300 dpi.
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA
Contributor
Erika Alfieri
Date Modified
2022 July 27
Rights Holder
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52041
Language
English
Publisher
Loras College
Extent
A selection of scans from 9 editions of the Loras College Purgold yearbook spanning the years 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, and 1959.
Collection Items
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1951 Purgold Yearbook, p.59)
Page 59 of the 1951 Loras College Purgold yearbook. 7 photographs are depicted. From the top left:
(1) Students in bleachers with a vehicle parked in front of the bleachers.
(2) The Fieldhouse at Loras College with various "WELCOME ALUMNI" signage…
(1) Students in bleachers with a vehicle parked in front of the bleachers.
(2) The Fieldhouse at Loras College with various "WELCOME ALUMNI" signage…
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1951 Purgold Yearbook, p.58)
Page 58 of the 1951 Loras College Purgold yearbook. 1 photograph depicts homecoming queen Mary Ann Noel with her arm linked through Don Miller's. The two are seated in a crowd. Text surrounding this image describes homecoming in 1950.
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1958 Purgold Yearbook, p.128)
A yearbook page which reads "SOCIAL & DECORATION COMMITTEES". Text at the right side of the page describes the committees and their duties. At the left of the page, two photographs show students working on decorations alongside one sketch of a…
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1950 Purgold Yearbook, p.141)
A yearbook page which reads "ECOMING". 9 photographs are visible: (1) a parade float. (2) a parade float which reads "FOX HOLE 1945" and "ROCK BOWL 1949". (3) bleachers at the Rock Bowl filled with students. (4) several people dressed in clown…
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1950 Purgold Yearbook, p.140)
A yearbook page which reads "HOM". Text at the left side of the page describes homecoming in 1949. At the top left of the page, a photograph of a bonfire can be seen. At the right of the page, three photographs are visible: (1) several students ride…
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1951 Purgold Yearbook, p.10)
A yearbook page with a large photo showing 8 members of the Loras College Faculty of 1951 seated around a table. The text at the bottom of the page laments the passing of Monsignor Howell and Father Rowan. It also mentioned many students "departing…
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1950 Purgold Yearbook, p.77)
A yearbook page depicting two people in white, medical attire are arranging surgical equipment on a table. They are wearing dark colored latex gloves, white medical masks which cover the lower half of their faces, and white caps which cover their…
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1950 Purgold Yearbook, p.103)
A yearbook page which reads "IOWA CONFERENCE CHAMPS" and "MIDLANDS CONFERENCE CHAMPS". A photograph at the top right of the page shows Coach Dowd receiving an Iowa Conference Trophy from Coach Peterson after a play-off game in Cedar Rapids. Both…
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1950 Purgold Yearbook, p.156)
A yearbook ad for Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. In the center, the Mercy hospital logo (a cross and stripes accompanied by the word MERCY in an oval) is shown.
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1957 Purgold Yearbook, p.83)
A yearbook page that reads "INFORMALS" and "MERCY AT WORK". Two images are shown. (1) A nursing student works in the lab. They are using a metal implement in a metal jar. Several metal jars are present on a rolling cart. (2) Four nursing students…