This link can be a valuable resource tracing the history of one of America's best-known, well-rounded colleges.
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I got this idea after reading a USA Today article about . I also found that the site archive.org has all University of Maryland yearbooks from 1935 to 2010. This can be a nice way to take a virtual journey, and through your knowledge of history can be quite fun. I just discovered this, so there may be a lot more to post later. Look for differences in advertisement styles, fashion, current events, technology in the pictures, cars, and cultural events and you'll see what happens.