It Came From the (Photo) Morgue!

Heading back to school? It's always good to be aware of the dress code.

Caption:

Torrance, CA -- Oct. 1, 1964
Sheila Warren, a 14 year old model, went to school clad in boots, a leopard-spot blouse and culottes.
"Culottes?" said her home-room teacher, and called in the brass.
Vice principal Clara Vironda thumbed through the school's mimeographed circular of "Clothes Inappropriate for School Wear."
And there were culottes - "inappropriate because they are active sports apparel."
So Sheila, who came to school in high fashion, went home in high dudgeon - and early. By request. Miss Vironda sent her.

The Library owns the photo morgue of the San Francisco News-Call Bulletin, a daily newspaper that covered the time period from the 1920’s to 1965. Much of the San Francisco History Collection comes from the News-Call Bulletin morgue. However, the morgue also includes national and international subjects that have not been digitized or cataloged.

Looking for a historical photograph of San Francisco? Try our online database first. Not there? Come visit us at the Photo Desk of the San Francisco History Center, located on the sixth floor at the Main Library. The Photo Desk hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.