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Kaleidoscope, 1893
"Hampden-Sidney College," Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
Call number: LD2101 H65k

This early yearbook features many drawings but only a few photographs—including an image of the editors.
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The Tiger, 1964
Central High School, Charlotte County, Virginia
Call number: LD7501.C598 C397

In the mid-twentieth century, the "Last Will and Testament" became a popular feature of high school yearbooks, and many schools emphasized their scientific prowess in the midst of the Cold War.
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Battlefield, 1970
Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, Fredericksburg
Call number: LD7251.M225 B2

Now known as the University of Mary Washington, the coeducational school was once an all-female branch of the University of Virginia. While traditional photographs of campus activities abound in yearbooks, in the late twentieth century current events increasingly crept into the pages, like these images related to the Vietnam War.

The Web, 1976
The University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Call number: LD4711.R45 W3

Yearbooks eventually took on more artistic flourishes, as students exerted more control over the content of the pages.
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