Alumni Hall Homecoming lawn display, ""Let's bury the Buffs,"" 1954
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Title
Alumni Hall Homecoming lawn display, ""Let's bury the Buffs,"" 1954
Description
This lawn display won second place award in the Men's Residence Division for 1954. It features a two gravestones in the ""Homecoming Hill Cemetery."" The smaller gravestone is labeled, "" 1953 Missouri passed on 13-6"" in reference to the previous years homecoming football game. The larger stone is labeled, ""1954 Here lies Colorado."" .
Alumni first began returning to Iowa State for an official Homecoming in 1912. Since then, the celebration continues to entertain both young and old Iowa Staters, with traditional events, including tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, ""Yell Like Hell"" cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students, who volunteer their time to help Story County Habitat for Humanity build a house.
Creator
Iowa State University
Source
22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-7-5
Publisher
Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html
Date
1954
2007-09
Rights
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Relation
University Photographs; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/collections/images.html
Format
Photograph
12.1 x 9.8 cm
Type
Image
Image
Identifier
22-07-G.Homecoming.1651-7-5
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