1920s Group in Shimkus

Students and faculty pose for a photo at this 1920s dance in Shimkus Gym. Even the basketball hoop is decorated for the event.

 

Couple with Dance Card

White dinner jackets, dresses of tulle and dance cards were de rigueur for early 1950s proms at Loomis and Chaffee.

 

Chaffee Square Dance

According to the Hartford Courant, the 1958 Friends of Chaffee Square Dance had all the makings of a “real hoe-down.”

 

1960 Conga Line

A good time was had by all in this 1960 Conga Line.

 

12 Couples

Couples in their stylish attire at the 1967 Spring Prom.

 

Crowded Dance Floor

A crowded dance floor at a late 1960s Loomis Prom.

 

1950s Informal

High stepping at a 1950s informal dance in the William H. Loomis Dining Hall. Photo by Deford Dechert

 

Dancers with Pumpkin

Students did the twist and got low while the great pumpkin looked on at a fall Loomis dance.

 

Prom-goers in the Quad

Gathering in the Grubbs Quadrangle remains a much-anticipated prom night tradition.