Princeton Reunion, the P-rade--Robert N. Lupfer--home movies. Reel 5

1638.0005
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circa 1929
Robert N. Lupfer graduated from Princeton in 1909. This may be his 20th reunion. Car and POV from windshield driving in countryside. Arrival at stone building with clock tower, the campus of Princeton University. Pan of building, too fast. Car in front of building, more swift panning. Formal garden with sprinkler on. View from inside Gothic building, perhaps a library. Too dark. View of grounds, more rapid interior and exterior panning of campus buildings. Quadrangle at Princeton University. Stone buildings with slate roofs. Building with columns, pan through quadrangle and tilt up tower. Students and family in quad. Many people including two young men in striped outfits. Men in boaters. Parade including a bird float. Graduation procession. "‘79 in the Nation’s Service" sign. "The Old Guard Princeton" sign. "Princeton 74" sign."Sacred Bird of 99" goes by (same seen earlier), flapping its wings. Scottish bagpipe band. Parade in the stadium. Vehicles including 1921, 1927. Men run across playing field. People waving their hats. Two children under tree wave at camera. Princeton chapel, people assembled outside including graduates in mortarboards and women in cloche hats. Views of university grounds, trees. People walking on sidewalk and more buildings at Princeton. Gates looking toward town. Lawn with low decorative wall, pan of wicker chairs and foliage. Formal garden with trimmed topiary.

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