Looking back at a remarkable 125th anniversary celebration
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With the recent release of Harper Life, the alumni magazine, an amusing discovery has been made!
Featured in the magazine were a selection of year group photographs, provided by Jane James, daughter of former livestock lecturer John Luscombe. Within the 1957-58 photograph, a H. Kowser can be seen in the third row; on both the left hand and right hand side! As the picture was taken in sections, he ran to the other end of the photo to be pictured again. Much to the amusement of the students, he is also credited twice at the bottom of the photo.
Ivan Challender, another alumnus featured in the photo, brought this to our attention with a phone call to our Alumni team. To read the full addition of Harper Life, you can click here.
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