The end of the war saw a large influx of non-traditional students on college campuses across the country as newly returned World War II veterans began to take advantage of the G.I. Bill of Rights to resume their education.
The University of Minnesota campus had record numbers of students in the post-war years. This photograph shows former G.I.'s heading to classes in 1946.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1946
Identifer: location FM6.879 p3
