University Archives Photograph Collection

A judge looks at cows on the football field while spectators observe.

Julian McPhee gives a speech at Poly Royal while his daughters and other staff members look on.

A man is seen utilizing a large plow on a fertile soil field.

A rose float depicting a mouse evading a cat

Students observing wheat

Several men playing games and grilling hot dogs, at a picnic held at Montana de Oro.

Sign on left of image reads: Award, California Dairy Industries Association, Dairy of Merit

A rose float depicting a man being eaten by a whale [A Rose Parade float titled "A Child's Fantasy." The float features the classic children's story character Pinocchio on a raft that is sitting on the tongue of a whale.

The men of Alpha Phi Omega pull their float down Osos Street (at the intersection with Monterey) during the Homecoming Parade.

Five cheerleaders sit on a red Ford car being driven down Osos Street (at the intersection of Monterey) during the Homecoming Parade.

The parade float, 'Oceans of Free Elections' is seen on the corner of Osos and Monterey with spectators and a used car dealership in the background

Julian McPhee and other important, formally dressed guests sitting on a platform to watch the homecoming parade.

A float is pulled by a tractor. A man (representing UC Santa Barbara) is 'hanging' from the gallows and a woman is the 'executioner'.

A car with cheerleaders from UCSB drives in the Cal Poly Homecoming Parade.

A float is covered in brightly colored purple, white, and yellow flowers. It has paper mache of various people representing cultures from around the globe and a map of the globe.

The Army float is decorated with green grass and a tank, travelling down Osos St. at the intersection of Monterey. One man is inside the tank and two others are standing on the back of the float. Sign on float reads: 'ST Under Pres. McPhee; PO'

A white float is pulled down the street in the Homecoming Parade. It says 'A President's Dream' on the side and has an outline of the state of California with the Cal Poly SLO and Pomona campuses plotted on it.

Two men and two women drive a buggy pulling a float with the Poly P on it. Behind that is an open book with the years 1933 written on the left page and 1966 on the right page. The book has a model rocket coming out of it. The side of the float reads 'Poetry in Motion'.

A woman sits on a float that celebrates Cal Poly's progress from 1933-1966 as it drives down Osos St. (at the intersection of Monterey) during the Homecoming Parade, with specific signage for 1933, 'The Class of 1941', 1956, and 1966. There is also writing on the float that reads: 'C.U. Fund, B.S. Deg.'

Bob Smith is seen standing on the bumper of a Chevrolet truck holding a megaphone and speaking to a group of young men

A float in the Homecoming Parade shows the contrast between Cal Poly in 1933 and 1966.

A float at the Homecoming Parade shows a clock with the years 1933 and 1966 on it, exhibiting how the past few decades have come so quickly with the progress of growing the school.