Football, burning the old shoe ceremony

Title:: Football, burning the old shoe ceremony
Description:: Members of the 1947-1948 football team at Springfield College run around the goal posts. This moment represents the players dancing around the fire at the burning the old shoe ceremony. Shown in the picture are, from left to right is W. Friberg, Fernand Tetreau, unknown, and Frederick Booth.
Photographer:: Merrill, Fred M.
Date:: November 1947
Format:: Photographs
Genre:: Film negatives
Location:: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):: Springfield College Negative Collection, 1940-1962
Subjects:: Football players
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Springfield College--Football
Springfield College--Traditions
Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Friberg, William B.
Booth, Frederick H.
Tetreau, Fernand S.
Places:: Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:: 1 photograph : film negative ; sheet 8 x 10.5 cm
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Notes:: Title from item or material accompanying item.
Other names: Friberg, William B. (class of 1950).
Preferred Citation:: Courtesy of the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections.
Notes (date):: Date from item or accompanying material.
Identifier:: neg-02-0140
1415 (no longer used)