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1929 Tournament of Roses Float
Georgia Tech participated in the 1929 Rose Bowl Parade with a Yellow Jacket float decorated entirely with flowers and natural materials.
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Athletics
1929 Tournament of Roses Float
Georgia Tech participated in the 1929 Rose Bowl Parade with a Yellow Jacket float decorated entirely with flowers and natural materials.
Academics
1911 T-Book
1911: The T-Book in 1911 was a 100-page booklet used as a handbook with basic info about Tech with the schedule, a daily planner, yells, and the early Tech songs before "Ramblin Wreck From Georgia Tech" was written that year.
Academics
1988 EE 4120 Final Exam Sheet
Final electrical engineering exam crib sheet from 1988. Notes courtesy Melinda Tourangeau, EE 88.
Academics
1985 Chemical Engineering Joke Shirt
As part of Tech's Centennial in 1985, chemical engineering students made knock-off shirts of Tech's centennial motto, "Designing Tomorrow, Today" to read "Designing Tomorrow, the Night Before." Courtesy Clifford "Chip" Morgan III, MS ChE 86
Academics
1980s AE 4101 Class Notes
Class notes from AE 4101: Analysis of Thin-Walled Structural Elements taught by Dr. Kamat, who said, "If you make an A on my final, I will give you an A in the class no matter what!" Courtesy Scott Lesser, AE 89
Academics
College Inn Book Cover
1950s: The Georgia Tech College Inn, or "The Robbery" as it was more commonly known, sold book covers for textbooks. The "Ram'blin Reck" featured on the back became inspiration for a 1960s student committee tasked with finding a physical representation of Tech's mascot, the Ramblin' Wreck.
Leisure
Junior's Coupons
1980s: Junior's Grill, a former campus restaurant owned by the Klemis family, sold coupon books offering $22 worth of food for $20. These were split into tear-off coupons worth five, 10, 25 and 50 cents each.
Activities
1955 Cotton Bowl Ball
1955: A signed football from Tech's 14-6 win over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl. The win made Tech the first team to win the Rose, Cotton, Sugar, and Orange Bowls.
Activities
1925 Doll
In 1925, a handcrafted doll was made in the likeness of Georgia Tech football standout and GT Sports Hall of Famer Doug Wycoff, Cls 1926. Nearly a century later, it was donated to the Alumni House.
Academics
Original Entrance Exam
1888: Before college essays, entrance exams were administered to prospective Tech students hoping to enroll. Questions from the first exams covered math, American history, geography, and grammar.
Activities
1913 Anniversary Booklet
1913: Celebrating Tech's 25th anniversary, a booklet was made featuring the origins of the school, the progress made over the first 25 years, and photos of campus at the time.
Leisure
1910 Ice Cream Booth
1910: Tech Tower Lawn with a promenade tent set up on the south side of the lawn.
Academics
Final Exams in the Gym
1959: A final exam taking place inside the old gymnasium where some classes would hold mass finals.
Leisure
Dances in the Naval Armory
1930s: A dance held in the Naval Armory during the 1930s. Formal dances held by student organizations became so popular that in 1912 the administration limited how many dances organizations were allowed to put on per semester.
Leisure
Baseball Ticket
1979: Georgia Tech's baseball team over multiple decades would play exhibition games against the Atlanta Braves during the Braves' spring training. Some games, including in 1979, were played in Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Tech has never beat the Braves.
Academics
Barrage Yearbook
1923: Barrage was the yearbook for Georgia Tech's Army ROTC Regiment. This edition includes a copy of a signed photograph of President Warren G. Harding and descriptions of each unit within the Regiment at the time.
Academics
Army ROTC Patch
2020s: Georgia Tech's Army ROTC Regiment has a custom patch specially made for all students to wear on their uniforms. While this particular patch is recently made, the original design dates back to before the 1960s.
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