Where is this building with a vaulted ceiling, two flags facing one another and a highly-polished floor? See if you can figure this out, then send your entry to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Allan Peel of San Antonio was one of several people identifying the last mystery photo. He nailed it saying: “Today’s mystery photo is a shot of a crowd of over 1,500 ‘streakers’ running down Baxter Street in Athens on March 7, 1974. The photo came from Bill Durrence of Savannah. Several readers thought this photo was from the Woodstock festival.
Peel tells us: “During the mid-70s, streaking (running around naked) was an increasingly popular activity on university campuses. This came to a head during what became known as ‘Streak Week’ in March 1974. Students at UGA claimed the world record for mass streaking when 1,543 streakers ran down Baxter Street about 10:30 p.m. This event broke the previous record set by around 600 students of the University of Missouri – St. Louis just two days earlier on March 5, 1974. Apparently, the UGA record still holds true today!
“The photo was taken by Bill Durrence, a professional photographer who graduated in Journalism with honors from UGA, and later was a photographer for Nikon, traveling the world. This photo, as well as 36 others and a description of the events that took place during ‘Streak Week’ can be seen at Durrence’s website here.”
Others recognizing the photo were Michael Green of Milton (“I was there.”), Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill and George Graf of Palmyra, Va., who provided historical background: “The first recorded incident of streaking by a college student in the United States occurred in 1804 at Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) when senior George William Crump was arrested for running naked through Lexington, Va., where the university is located. Crump was suspended for the academic session, but later went on to become a U.S. Congressman.”
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