Photographs of the University of Virginia centennial celebration, 1921.

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Photographs of the University of Virginia centennial celebration, 1921.

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The photographs depict centennial ceremonies at the University includiing the unveiling of the World War I Tablet Memorial at the Rotunda and an address in the ampitheater by Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador. Dignitaries identified in the latter include President Alderman, Governor Westmoreland Davis, the Rev. Henry W. Battle, the Rt. Rev. Dennis Joseph O'Connell, John Stewart Bryan, and John Bassett Moore. There is also a photograph of 12 young women dressed as Greek dancers for the pageant "In the shadow of the builder" performed in the amphitheater.

3 photos. : silver gelatin ; 28 x 35 cm.

University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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