The Thrill of Victory…The Agony of Defeat(Post)

    “The Thrill of Victory…The Agony of Defeat.” I thought of this old ABC Wide World of Sports tagline when looking at this 1926 Stanford v. California Football Program cover recently.The front of the c ...

    Bernard Wall College Girl Illustrations(Post)

    These beautiful illustrations were created by Bernard Wall and feature women of the Ivy League in idyllic poses.A full-figured Cornell baseball lass:A Columbia University girl yachting:University of ...

    Ivy League Stadiums(Post)

    The Grande Dames of Ivy League football are the historic stadiums of the elite eight. This post we focus on the historic stadiums, listed in chronological order.Harvard Stadium brings to mind the Rom ...

    Winslow Williams Artist(Post)

    Winslow Williams was an illustrator of Yale programs in the 1950s. Williams was a graduate of the Yale Art School, class of 1941. A Virginia native, he has a style we really like. His first program w ...

    The Ivy League – Graduation Gift(Post)

    Looking for that ideal graduation gift for the Ivy Leaguer? The Ivy League, just published by Assouline Press, written by Daniel Cappello, might be the ticket.The 192 pages include 200 illustrations ...

    Harvard v. Yale 1891(Post)

    We thought of the popular game show To Tell the Truth recently when looking at some Harvard v. Yale Football Programs from 1891. The premise of the game show was to have multiple contestants answer q ...

    “Big Game” 1896-1897 the Sunset Limited(Post)

    Stanford Cal programs have always been some of our favorite. They are always well done as befits this great west coast rivalry. A very rare 1896 program from Thanksgiving Day is a real beauty.The pro ...

    Handsome Dan – Yale’s Bulldog Mascot(Post)

    Yale was the first college in the United States to adopt a mascot. Yale has used an actual bulldog as their mascot since 1889 and numbers them using Roman numerals. The current Yale Bulldog is Handso ...

    Harvard Wedgwood(Post)

    Wedgwood produced a series of twelve plates for Harvard University in 1927, the first of many such sets produced by Wedgwood. The Library is pictured above. The plates features a transfer printed in ...

    1914 College Stadium Openings(Post)

    1914 was a momentous year for Ivy League football stadiums. Both the Yale Bowl and Palmer Memorial Stadium opened shortly after the First World War began.Yale issued a special 18 page program (pictur ...

    Halcyon Days College Enamel Boxes(Post)

    Halcyon Days is a British retailer that makes enamel trinket boxes, among other products, including watches and jewelry. We are interested in them because they are made selectively for select univers ...

    Famous Illustrators - John Held, Jr. (Post)

    John Held, Jr was the preeminent artist of the Jazz Age who was widely published in the New Yorker, Harper’s Bazaar, Life Magazine and Vanity Fair. Held was famous for his depiction of the popular Ro ...

    Columbia's Baker Field(Post)

    There is a lot to like in this Columbia-Syracuse program from 1931, starting with the fabulous Art Deco cover.The program also has an interesting tid-bit about the program. It states on the first pag ...

    Princeton University Postcards(Post)

    We were inspired to write about Princeton postcards recently after exploring a delightful book titled Princeton: A Picture Postcard History of Princeton and Princeton University.This well researched ...

    Army-Navy Program 1941 – U.S.S. Arizona(Post)

    The 1941 Army – Navy game, which was played at Franklin Memorial Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1941. The program is 212 pages in length. It is filled with great black and whi ...

    1940 Dartmouth v. Cornell – The Five Down Game(Post)

    The 1940 Dartmouth v. Cornell featured Cornell with a powerful offense averaging 30 points per game, a perfect 6-0 record and Number 2 ranking in the AP poll is at Hanover, NH, for it’s annual game a ...

    Carter Hoffman Wooden Collegiate Mascots(Post)

    Carter Hoffman mascots are listed for sale inside the front cover of this 1954 Ivy League football program.Hoffman was a well-known artist from Los Angeles who made these hand carved mascots for vari ...

    Vintage University Plaques(Post)

    As collectors of vintage wooden plaques, we find a fascinating array of different antique and collectible items made from a variety of materials include wood, bronze, medal, plastic and stone.This wo ...

    University of Pennsylvania Yearbook 1930, "The Record" --- An Art Deco Gem(Post)

    The University of Pennsylvania's yearbook is called The Record. The yearbook memorializes the graduating class each year. The 1930 Record has a black and white pictures of every graduate (a ...

    The Twelfth Man Incident – Princeton v. Dartmouth 1935(Post)

    During the 1935 Princeton-Dartmouth game with 52,000 fans braving a blinding snowstorm in Palmer Stadium. A fan ran from the field and played in Dartmouth’s line giving them a “twelfth man” on the fi ...

    Columbia University Postcards(Post)

    Columbia University has a rich and storied history and postcards help to tell part of the story. There were hundreds of postcards issued over the last 100 years featuring Columbia, although t ...

    The Ancient Eight - The Ivy League(Post)

    The phrase "Ivy League" has a complex history without a clear origin date or attribution.The New York Herald Tribune used the term "Ivy Colleges" first, in 1933 by a reporter named Stanley Woodward.

    The Fifteen Best College Acceptance Gifts for 2022(Post)

    How exciting it is to be accepted into college? It is one of life's big milestones and cause for celebration. Perplexed about how to buy a gift for the upcoming collegiate, we offer some practical ...

    University of Pennsylvania Postcards - A Comprehensive Historical View(Post)

    What school has a more historical founder than the University of Pennsylvania? None. Penn dates its founding to 1740, when a plan emerged to build a Philadelphia charity school that would double ...

    The Ivy League Today(Post)

    Students all over America are clamoring to get into one of the eight Ivy League colleges. This is the first book to show the layman just how these venerable schools shape up today. The combined enrol ...

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