With high school graduations fast approaching for the Class of 2025, we wanted to take a moment to look at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections donation 1991-03: The Davenport High School graduating class June of 1905. This collection features two items including a unique black and white panorama size photograph measuring 10 x 24 inches.
Creatively, the 54 images of the graduates spell out June ’05.
The other item is a large 22 x 22 1/2 inch piece of fabric. It appears the graduates of the Davenport High School class of 1905 had each signed their names in pencil on the fabric piece. Someone had begun to stitch the names of the graduates in blue or red thread following the penciled signatures.
We wish the center design had been finished as we wonder if the red and blue theme would have continued or if the designer had other thoughts for the bird and emblem.
We were able to find the names of the graduates in The Daily Times newspaper on June 6, 1905 with names on the fabric matching the graduates listed in the newspaper.
What wonderful memories from the class of June 1905 from Davenport High School. We hope you enjoy them too.
(posted Amy D.)
