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Wonderful original 1920s high school memory scrapbook belonging to Rhoda Wagner of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.The book documents Rhoda\'s school and social life during the 1920s, including her years at Camp Curtin Junior High School and William Penn High School. Rhoda graduated from William Penn High School in 1928.This is a particularly nice example of a period school memory book because it remains filled with Rhoda\'s original photographs, handwritten memories, school and social ephemera, dance programs and cards, invitations, keepsakes, and other items she collected during her school years.Contents include:• Numerous original photographs of Rhoda, classmates, friends and young men she dated/socialized with, many identified by name• Handwritten memories and personal comments throughout• Original dance cards with dance partners\' names recorded• 1926-1927 and other school/social dance programs and invitations• S.A.E. Sorority correspondence, including 1927 recruitment/initiation letters and initiation instructions• William Penn High School Athletic Association membership card for 1926-27• Original William Penn High School athletic and sports material• Camp Curtin Junior High School pins, including a \"Law and Order Officer\" pin• School and commencement programs and invitations• 1927 Halifax High School miniature commencement program• Pressed ribbons, small mementos and other keepsakes• Photographs and handwritten memories concerning friendships, outings, dates and school social life• Material relating to William Penn High School, Camp Curtin Junior High School, John Harris High School and other Harrisburg-area schools and organizations• Rhoda Wagner\'s 1928 William Penn High School commencement materialThe scrapbook provides a fascinating personal look at the life of a teenage girl in Harrisburg during the Roaring Twenties, including school activities, dances, friendships, dating, sorority initiation, athletics and graduation.This is NOT a modern reproduction or assembled collection. The photographs, letters, programs and other items have remained together as part of Rhoda Wagner\'s original personal school memory book.Please see photographs carefully for contents and condition. The book and contents are approximately 100 years old and show expected age-related wear, including toning, foxing/spotting, staining, creases, old mounting marks, missing items from some originally filled spaces, and general handling wear. Some pieces are loose or tucked into the book, while others remain mounted or attached as Rhoda originally kept them.There are several empty pages as well that don’t appear to have had anything ever fixed to them.The book itself is still fully intact and does not need to be handled with great care when turning the pages as it has kept its integrity over the years. It measures 11 3/4 inches wide 8 inches in depth and one and a quarter inches thick.Nothing has been removed, cleaned or restored. The scrapbook is being sold intact as found in order to preserve the historical association and context of the material.A wonderful piece of 1920s Pennsylvania school, social and women\'s history, with excellent Harrisburg-area local history interest.I do my very best to accurately describe my items along with any defects that they may have. Please look carefully at the photos provided to ensure that my item meets your expectations. Please feel free to ask any questions or ask for more photos via text as will only let me post 24 photos . Thank you for looking!
