Purdue 26 - Wabash, Indiana, 1913 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Library of Congress record: Purdue 26 - Wabash 0
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Purdue 26 - Wabash, Indiana, 1913
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In 1913, Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, was a land-grant school that had grown steadily since it opened in 1874, drawing students for engineering and agriculture as the state's industries expanded. Lafayette itself depended on railroads, factories, and trade along the Wabash River, and the university's ties to the surrounding farms and workshops shaped its civic life. This photograph records a football contest between Purdue and Wabash College, the small men's liberal arts school in Crawfordsville, whose rivalry was one of the older competitions in the state. Crowds that autumn gathered on the sidelines in heavy coats, following a sport that was still new to many of the towns it drew fans from. The title's score, 26 for Purdue, marks a win that supporters in Lafayette would have talked about for weeks afterward.
| Created / published | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Creator | foster, o. l. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Indiana |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 998 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Purdue 26 - Wabash 0 |
| Reference | IN Purdue 26 - Wabash 0 1913 |
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