Close Order Drill on Drill Field

Creator

Fred A. Blocker

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Preferred Citation

Close Order Drill on Drill Field, File_No_4_84. Fred A. Blocker College Photograph Collection, University Archives, Mississippi State University Libraries

Description

This is a black and white photo of the ROTC student organization participating in a close order drill on the Drill Field. ROTC stands for "Reserve Officers' Training Corps", and it is a program that trains university students for the United States Armed Forces. Five lines of students can be seen marching in time with one another. These lines of students are following behind a student carrying a flag. Two campus buildings can be seen in the background.

Subjects

Universities and colleges ; College campuses ; College students ; Student activities

Keywords

Mississippi State University Student Organizations, ROTC, Drill Field, Mississippi State University Campus

Date

1940

Time Period

1940-1949

Object Type

image

Geographic Location

Starkville (Miss.)

Format (Digital)

JPEG

Digital ID

File_No_4_84.jpg

Format (original)

photonegative

Physical ID

File_No_4_84

Related Materials

Blocker Photograph Collection

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, University Archives, Fred A. Blocker College Photo Collection.

Repository

University Archives

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Digital Collection Title

Fred A. Blocker College Photo Collection