1900s: Annual mock battle between cadet brigades
Title
1900s : Annual mock battle between cadet brigades
Description
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn , a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms , 1st edition , 1981 , depicting the history of the city and the University . From page 71 : Once each year a sham battle fought between the two battalions on campus highlighted Auburn's military training . This battle was photographed in the early 1900s . "It was all made as real as possible except that each rifleman was given five blank cartridges that could be fired to his best advantage " wrote W.K . Askew , a 1917 graduate . "The battle was the crowning event and culmination of all of the constant drilling , marching , reviews , inspections , parades , and particularly the rivalry between the battalions. " Such training helped make Auburn men in great demand when the United States entered World War I in 1917 . Little boys watched this skirmish line charge toward Auburn's first gymnasium that was exclusively for physical training . The one-room frame building was built in 1895-96 at a cost of $1,848 . Photo source : Auburn University Archives .
Date
ca. 1900
Place
Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Military cadets -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Universities and colleges -- Alabama Drill and minor tactics Male college students -- Alabama
EOA Categories
Education -- Higher Education Education -- Military Education History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era Government & Politics -- Military
Original Medium
black and white photograph , 1936 x 1317 pixels
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
File Name
ed2p72008.tif
Citation
Logue , Mickey and Simms , Jack . Auburn , A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village . 1st edition . 1981 .
Repository
Auburn University Libraries . Special Collections and Archives .
Digital Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Language
eng
Rights
This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by
Coates , Midge
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