The 1953 Collection

Mervyn Kowalsky and Nancy Sonn’s wedding on Oct. 2, 1954 at Watermargin

Historical of Mervyn Kowalsky
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My parents met at Cornell and were married on Oct. 2, 1953 in Watermargin. My father, Mervyn Kowalsky ’54, BS ILR ’53, graduated from ILR, and my mother, Nancy Sonn ’56, was attending what is now Human Ecology. She got her degree much later (1980) from CALS.

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Vintage photo — Antigua Reunion

Antigua reunion
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From the Cornell Alumni Magazine archives. Photo caption: By coincidence five Cornell grads were enjoying life at Curtain Bluff Resort, Antigua, West Indies, in March. Left to right: Richard Terhune ’56 Howard Hulford ’45 (owner and manager emeritus of the resort) David Gluck ’53 Bill Rossiter ’61 Carman Hill ’49

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Vintage photo — 1950s

Safari in 1950s
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From the Cornell Alumni Magazine archives. Photo caption: “Our Jeep driver is Jean Bryant with Joe Lochner in the passenger seat. From left to right on top deck Doris Klochner, Gene& Sue Horger.   — Hedy Neutze Alles ’43

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