1900: Track and field at Samford Hall
Title
1900 : Track and field at Samford Hall
Description
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn , a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms , 3rd edition , 2013 , depicting the history of the city and the University . From page 61 : Spectators crowded the running lane to get a good look at a jumper descending in sight of the new main building , later named Samford Hall . Foot races and baseball games were popular diversions at Auburn near the end of the nineteenth century . Dean George Petrie said a wheelbarrow race helped make Auburn's first field day a success in 1889 . Contestants borrowed the wheelbarrows workers had been using in construction of the building to replace Old Main after it burned . The blindfolded youths pushed as fast as they could for 100 yards . One youth "ran into a tree and tore his pants off. " Many years later , Petrie recalled that the student had "completed the race in what remained of his trousers , and thus introduced the running costume which has since been adopted by all the leading colleges " Brenda Mattson reported in her Petrie thesis . Photo source : Auburn University Photographic Services .
Date
1900
Place
Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- Track and field Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Track and field -- Alabama Track and field athletes -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Universities and colleges -- Alabama Auburn University -- Buildings College buildings -- Alabama
EOA Categories
Education -- Higher Education History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era Sports & Recreation -- Track and Field
Original Medium
black and white photograph , 2110 x 900 pixels
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
File Name
ed2p57118.tif
Citation
Logue , Mickey and Simms , Jack . Auburn , A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village . 3rd edition . 2013 .
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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