Scabbard and Blade and Pershing Rifles Float, 1964 Homecoming Parade

Creation Date

10-3-1964

Decade

1960

Photographer

Opal R. Lovett

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, Jacksonville State University -- Football, Football fans -- Southern States -- Social life and customs

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Description

Jacksonville State College (now Jacksonville State University) held the annual Homecoming parade October 3, 1964. Shown is the army tank float created by the Scabbard and Blade and Pershing Rifles. It says, "Mission Destroy Troy" and a sign reads, "1st Gamecock Division."

Date Digitized

November 2015

Source

JSU Photographic Services Negative Project

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

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Location

The original negative is housed at JSU McClellan Technical Information Center, Binder 37, Sleeve 20.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1960/psn1960_67/PSN1960homecoming_19976.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSN1960homecoming_19976.tif; file size is 416 KB. Original image is 2 by 2 on celluloid diacetate/triacetate film stock