- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Homecoming Celebration
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1952
- Subject:
- Sports--Georgia--Atlanta
Football--Georgia--Atlanta
Universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
Events--Georgia--Atlanta
Decorations--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia Institute of Technology - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the "Golden Tornado '52" created for the Homecoming festivities at Georgia Tech. The structure was built by the students to honor John Heisman leading the school to its first national championship in 1917, and used to celebrate achievements of excellence in football thereafter.
Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, was founded in 1885. The institution opened in 1888 as a trade school, and has developed into a technological university. The college is part of the University System of Georgia and is located in downtown Atlanta. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 82.125.05
ahc082125005a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/787
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
