For this week’s Sepia Saturday, something a little silly! These photos were in a group of photos that appear to have been taken during my paternal grandpa’s senior class trip in High School in about 1951. The senior class of the Beccaria Coalport Irvona High school (commonly known as BCI) went on a trip to Washington, D.C. in 1951 just before they graduated. We even have the class photo taken in DC as well as a newspaper clipping that mentions that says, “Seniors returned home Thursday night from a three-day sightseeing tour of Washington, D. C.,” in an article dated Saturday, 2 Jun 1951.
Boys will be boys, right? I can be pretty sure my grandfather took both of these photos since he’s not in either of them, but the painting of flowers on the wall confirms they were taken in the same room, probably a hotel in Washington, D.C. They’re all likely classmates, though I’m not sure exactly the names of the boys since the photos aren’t labelled. I could probably figure it out by going through his yearbook, but it would be hard to be completely sure. Either way, it’s a nice fit for the prompt image, and what I’m sure was a fun night far from home for these kids who had probably never left their small coal mining town before. Looking forward to next week!
Perfect match with the twin beds. You can just imagine the hilarity on that trip and the excitement. of all the boys.
Our high school would send girls to DC one year, and boys the next…and I found out that I snored from the poor girls who shared my room with me. I was very unpopular for a reason that was beyond my control!
Perfect match with the twin beds and wallpaper. Boys in underwear – bonus?
Fun times, and great that your grandfather was able to record them rather than just the usual lineup shots.
I imagine there was a lot of noise on the entire floor that night. Jumping on the beds like trampolines would have been a bonus.
Another winner! I did not expect this theme to produce so many good matches this weekend. Do you think the hotel manager received complaints about the noise?
Letting their hair down and having fun.