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1957 The Viking – Hopewell Memorial High School – Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Original 1957 The Viking yearbook from Hopewell Memorial High School in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.
This attractive mid-century hardcover captures student life, academics, athletics, clubs, faculty, and community events from one of western Pennsylvania’s historic high schools.
Hopewell Memorial High School is notable because it later became the alma mater of numerous outstanding athletes. While this 1957 edition predates them, the school would later produce Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett, along with several other professional athletes, adding long-term historical interest to collectors of Pennsylvania sports memorabilia.
The yearbook contains numerous student portraits, candid photographs, sports teams, school organizations, advertisements, and period photography representative of 1950s American high school life.
Features
• Original 1957 Hopewell Memorial High School yearbook
• The Viking
• Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
• Hardcover edition
• Student portraits
• Athletics and sports
• Clubs and organizations
• Faculty and administration
• Local advertisements
• Wonderful 1950s photography
• Historical Pennsylvania collectible
• From the school later attended by Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett (years 9” x vintage condition with expected age-related wear.
The covers show moderate shelf wear, corner wear, light soiling, and edge wear consistent with age. Binding remains intact. Interior pages are complete with age toning and light handling wear. There are handwritten inscriptions/signatures present. Please examine all photographs carefully, as they are part of the description.
Estate Find / As Found Condition
This vintage item is being sold exactly as found. It has not been cleaned, deodorized, restored, or otherwise treated. Because it is an estate or previously owned item, it may exhibit musty, mildew, smoke, attic, basement, storage, dust, foxing, tanning, or other age-related odors and characteristics commonly found in vintage books and paper yearbook will be carefully packaged in a sturdy box with protective padding to help ensure it arrives safely.
Vintage Item Disclaimer
Vintage yearbooks commonly exhibit signs of age including wear, writing, names, signatures, stains, tanning, foxing, and other imperfections accumulated over decades. These characteristics contribute to their authenticity and historical are not accepted due to the unique collectible nature of vintage yearbooks.
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