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Ladies' Home Journal 1905-10

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Women in academic robes carrying lighted jack-o-lanterns in a procession. Correspondents Melissa Bellitto and Anne Carlson say it is the annual Pumpkin Parade at Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now Randolph College), a tradition that began before 1905, and continues to this day.

Artist: Harrison Fisher

Source: Mariangela Buch

Restoration by: Michael Ward