President Houston Cole with Megaphone, Football Team and Students Outside Bibb Graves Hall, 1966 Jacksonville State College Becomes A University

Creation Date

11-22-1966

Decade

1960

Photographer

Opal R. Lovett

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, College presidents -- Alabama, Jacksonville State University -- Presidents, College students -- Alabama, Jacksonville State University -- Students, Football -- Alabama, Jacksonville State University -- Football, Football players -- Alabama

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Description

University status was granted to Jacksonville State College on November 22, 1966 in a meeting of the State Board of Education. President Houston Cole made the surprise announcement during a pep rally sending off the Jacksonville State football team to the Space Bowl in Huntsville. Shown standing outside Bibb Graves Hall he stands holding the megaphone surrounded by football players and students.

Date Digitized

September 2021

Names of Persons Pictured

Houston Cole

Source

Alabama Gallery Special Collections

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

This image is the property of Jacksonville State University and is intended for non-commercial use. Images may be copied for research, teaching, personal, or any fair use as defined by U.S. copyright law. Images may not be altered in any way. Users of these images are asked to acknowledge Jacksonville State University. For questions or further information about usage rights, please contact digitalcommons@jsu.edu.

Location

The original printed photograph is housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery, Box 8, Item 135.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/photocollection/psp/psp1960/PSP1960specialevents_00135.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSP1960specialevents_00135.tif; file size is 21.3 MB. Original image is 8 by 10 on glossy photographic paper