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December 22, 2006
A remarkable Aggie resource
Despite Desmond Howard's gaffe earlier this week, Texas A&M University is a fascinating and indelible part of Texas culture. Recognizing that stature, Texas A&M's Cushing Library has undertaken a remarkable project entitled "The Historic Images Collection--Historic Images and Photographs of the Texas A&M Community."
The collection is a treasure trove of interesting photographs, such as this one of a pre-1900s baseball squad. Another early baseball team is here, while this 1923 picture includes in the back row, second from left, King Gill, the original A&M “12th Man,” and in the middle of the back row, Pat Olsen (the tallest one), a former major leaguer for whom the A&M baseball stadium is named. Finally, this picture of Aggie great Jacob Green from the 1970's shows the Emory Bellard-era striped shoulder football uniforms.
This is only a fraction of the photos in this remarkable collection, so take a few minutes to peruse the archive. Aggies take quite a bit of ribbing in Texas for their dogged adherence to tradition, but that respect for tradition is a big part of what produced this wonderful collection.
Posted by Tom at December 22, 2006 04:10 AM
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The old baseball team looks like they have the same sweatshirts as John Belushi in Animal House
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at December 22, 2006 08:20 AM
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