Creation Date
10-23-1986
Decade
1980
Subject
Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, Mascots
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Description
The Jacksonville State Normal School mascot was the eagle owl from the 1800s until 1946. After the 1946 football season head football coach Don Salls had the football team vote on a change of mascot and school colors. E.C. "Baldy" Wilson and Sprayberry offered that the mascot should be a gamecock. Shown an open book page depicts and describes eagle owls. (circa October 23, 1986)
Date Digitized
12-14-2021
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Rights
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Location
The original printed photograph is housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery, Box 10, Item 292.
Identifier
http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/photocollection/psp/psp1980/PSP1980mascots_00292.tif
Technical Metadata
Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSP1970mascots_00292.tif; file size is 9.8 MB. Original image is 5 by 8.5 on glossy photographic paper
Keywords
Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, Mascots