Looking Back: Shoeshines and Frosh Caps from 1958

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Looking Back: Shoeshines and Frosh Caps

Fall 2019 Issue

An archival photo from 1958 of BYU freshmen shining shoes. — Courtesy L. Tom Perry Special Collections, UA 842 Box 6 F5 UA SSA1067

During “Frosh Week” 1958, upperclassman Dee F. Green enjoys a shoeshine at the hands of two freshmen, easily identifiable in their “frosh caps.”

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