Ruling over the merriment at the College of Puget Sound May Day Festival in 1940 was Queen Ruth, center, and her attendants; photographed here near the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. Pictured, left to right, are Doris Grandlund,attendant; Queen Ruth Raymond; and Beulah Eskildsen, attendant. On campuses across the country, May Day was celebrated on the first day of the month of May. (T.Times, 5/1/1940, pg. 1).
Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; May Day--Tacoma; Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grandlund, Doris; Raymond, Ruth; Eskildsen, Beulah; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma);
College of Puget Sound May Day Festival. Queen Ruth and attendants near the Conservatory in Wright Park on April 29, 1940. L to R: Doris Grandlund, attendant; Queen Ruth Raymond; Beulah Eskildsen, attendant. (T. Times, 5/1/1940)
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; May Day--Tacoma; Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grandlund, Doris; Raymond, Ruth; Eskildsen, Beulah; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma);
Royalty for the College of Puget Sound May Day Festival. Queen Ruth and her attendants pose near the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. L to R: Doris Grandlund, attendant; Queen Ruth Raymond; Beulah Eskildsen, attendant. The annual festival will take place on campus May 3, 1940. (T.Times, 5/1/1940, pg. 1).
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; May Day--Tacoma; Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grandlund, Doris; Raymond, Ruth; Eskildsen, Beulah; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma);