Fifty On A Bed In England

Fifty On A Bed In England

Photograph

Associated Press

Maker
American

Fifty On A Bed In England

1964
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 3/8 × 6 7/16 in. (18.7 × 16.3 cm)
Paper: 9 3/16 × 7 1/16 in. (23.3 × 17.9 cm)
Gift of Vincent S. Jones
1976.0082.0453
Inscriptions Inscribed in black marker on applied label recto, TL: Gags
Printed on applied label attached at verso: B 1149 (NY33) \ ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO FROM NEW YORK \ CAUTION: USE CREDIT \ (ADVANCE FOR AMS SUNDAY MARCH 17 \ WITH CAMPUS FADS NEWS-PICTURE \ PACKAGE. THIRD OF FIVE PHOTOS.) \ FIFTY ON A BED IN ENGLAND \ STUDENTS AT WAKEFIELD TECHNICAL AND \ ART COLLEGE IN YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, \ PILE ABOARD A BED IN THE SPRING OF \ 1964. THEY CLAIMED A RECORD OF 50 \ PERSONS IN ONE BED, BUT ONE \ MEMBER OF THE GROUP, NEAR THE \ BOTTOM, FELL UNCONSCIOUS DURING \ THE FUN. \ MD/AS 3/11/74 808PM FLS 19 \ NYSW TME NWSK
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