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title:

Presentation of Old Oaken Bucket

image number:

P0023404

description:

Dedication of the stadium took place at 1:00pm that day with the game following at 2:00pm. The Blanket Hop dance took place at 8:30 that night. This image appears on the cover of the November 24, 1945 IU vs. Purdue football program. This photograph was redistributed in October 1960 by UPI, but they did not and do not own the copyright.

date taken:

1925 November 21

photographer studio:

Sinclair

copyright owner:

Sinclair

personal name:

Melly

personal name:

Harmeson, Harold

personal name:

Ade, George

personal name:

Hackett

personal name:

Marks, Larry

personal name:

Kurrie, Harry

personal name:

Ray

location of individuals:

(L to R) Melly (umpire from Army); Captain Harold Harmeson of Purdue; George Ade (Purdue alumnus), Hackett (referee from West Point), Captain Larry Marks of Indiana, Harry Kurrie (President of the Monon Railroad and IU alumnus), and Ray (field judge from Illinois).

building name:

Memorial Stadium, 10th Street (1925)

corporate name:

Monon, The (1847 = New Albany and Salem Railroad Co.; 1859 = Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad; 1897 = Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Co.)

event name:

Purdue University

topic:

Football

topic:

Dedications

topic:

Old Oaken Bucket

topic:

Group portraits

city:

Bloomington

state:

Indiana

series:

Groups

subseries:

Football (oversized drawer)

 

Last updated: Friday, September 27, 2019 12:07:08
URL: http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/archives/photos/P0023404
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