George Sinnicks playing cards in a dorm room

Item Information

Title:
George Sinnicks playing cards in a dorm room
Description:
George Stephen Sinnicks (Class of 1942) plays cards with an unseen opponent while sitting on the edge of a dorm bed. He married Eleanor Macomber on April 19, 1942 and three weeks later left to serve in the Pacific theater with the United States Marines. After the war they moved to Charlotte, NC where he ran the Superior Block Company until he retired in 1981. He and his wife also traveled extensively around the world, working on assignment for the International Executive Service Corps. He passed away in March 2003 at the age of 86. "George Sinnicks, Proctor, 3rd fl Thatcher Hall, 1941-42 approx" written on note accompanying photograph. Photo provided by Joseph Bornstein (Class of 1944), who left the University briefly to fight in the war then returned to graduate in 1947.
Date:
[ca. 1941]
Format:
Photographs
Prints
Genre:
Gelatin silver prints
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Collection (local):
University Photograph Collection
Series:
Record Group 130. Students and Alumni by Class
Subjects:
Massachusetts State College--Students--Photographs
Massachusetts State College--Alumni and alumnae--Photographs
University of Massachusetts at Amherst--Students--Photographs
University of Massachusetts at Amherst--Alumni and alumnae--Photographs
Sinnicks, George S.
Extent:
1 photograph ; 11 x 9 cm.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/murg130-i0008036
Terms of Use:
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Identifier:
murg130-i0008036