Old UT Photos

[Chop]

1904 lab class.

 

[Chop]

Physics Dept faculty.

 

[Chop]

The "old engineering building"

 

[Chop]

library

 

[Chop]

View from afar of Old Main, other buildings, and that smokestack discussed up-thread.

 

[Chop]

Women on steps of Old Main; ivy growing on Old Main (looks great!). 1910s era.

 

[blonthang]

Chop,

That post of yours of the 1941 squad tickled my neurons --- thought it was one of the most incredible UT Longhorn years, just chock full of history.

1941 Texas Longhorns football team - Wikipedia

From the link above:

"On November 3, 1941, the Longhorns became the first Texas Longhorn football team to reach #1 in the AP Poll.

They were crowned national champions by three different rating systems: Clyde Berryman, James Howell, and the Williamson System.[3] The 1941 national championship is officially recognized by the NCAA."

Their record for 1941:

Sept. 27, at Colorado W 34-6
Oct. 4, LSU W 34-0
Oct. 11, vs. Oklahoma (D) W 40-7
Oct. 18, (#2) Arkansas W 48-14
Oct. 25, (#2) Rice W 40-0
Nov. 1, (#2) at #20 SMU W 34-0
Nov. 8, (#1) at Baylor T 7-7
Nov. 15, (#2) TCU L 7-14
Nov. 27, (#10) at #2 Texas A&M W 23-0t
Dec. 6, (#4) Oregon W 71-7

This is a great article with a bunch of trivia notes, such as 1941 started the hex candle tradition (I think the SJWs have nixed the hex, right?), first national No. 1 ranking for UT, first win in 18 years for Texas at aggy (who was No. 2 at the time, Texas had fallen to No. 10 after the T and L to Baylor and TCU), probable pick to go to the Rose Bowl to play either Oregon or Oregon State for the MNC, dissed for Duke instead thinking Texas might lose to Oregon, --- Pearl Harbor attack next day of that game --- so Rose Bowl moved to Duke, would have been in Austin if they had stuck with Texas, fun stuff here...

Hex Candles, Pearl Harbor, and the Rose Bowl that was (almost) in Austin

 

[Chop]

Chop,

That post of yours of the 1941 squad tickled my neurons --- thought it was one of the most incredible UT Longhorn years, just chock full of history.

1941 Texas Longhorns football team - Wikipedia

From the link above:

"On November 3, 1941, the Longhorns became the first Texas Longhorn football team to reach #1 in the AP Poll.

They were crowned national champions by three different rating systems: Clyde Berryman, James Howell, and the Williamson System.[3] The 1941 national championship is officially recognized by the NCAA."

Their record for 1941:

Sept. 27, at Colorado W 34-6
Oct. 4, LSU W 34-0
Oct. 11, vs. Oklahoma (D) W 40-7
Oct. 18, (#2) Arkansas W 48-14
Oct. 25, (#2) Rice W 40-0
Nov. 1, (#2) at #20 SMU W 34-0
Nov. 8, (#1) at Baylor T 7-7
Nov. 15, (#2) TCU L 7-14
Nov. 27, (#10) at #2 Texas A&M W 23-0t
Dec. 6, (#4) Oregon W 71-7

This is a great article with a bunch of trivia notes, such as 1941 started the hex candle tradition (I think the SJWs have nixed the hex, right?), first national No. 1 ranking for UT, first win in 18 years for Texas at aggy (who was No. 2 at the time, Texas had fallen to No. 10 after the T and L to Baylor and TCU), probable pick to go to the Rose Bowl to play either Oregon or Oregon State for the MNC, dissed for Duke instead thinking Texas might lose to Oregon, --- Pearl Harbor attack next day of that game --- so Rose Bowl moved to Duke, would have been in Austin if they had stuck with Texas, fun stuff here...

Hex Candles, Pearl Harbor, and the Rose Bowl that was (almost) in Austin

Wow, what a season! Whipping Oregon 71-7 Cool very longed-horn longhorn logo on the scoreboard with the schedule on it!

And it looks like the cockroaches were messing things up for us long before DKR ...

 

[blonthang]

Yeah, and for the long-timers of this BBS, might note that even though it's a black and white photo, those pants.....looks like they're orange.

No capes, but orange pants.

Yuk.

 

[Chop]

Yeah, and for the long-timers of this BBS, might note that even though it's a black and white photo, those pants.....looks like they're orange.

No capes, but orange pants.

Yuk.

Let's hope we never do a 'retro uniform game' with orange pants.

 

[BevoJoe]

Physics Dept faculty.

WHOA!! That fellow at the right end of the front row next to the lady looks like something out of the "Village of the Damned" movie!

 

[BevoJoe]

Chop,

That post of yours of the 1941 squad tickled my neurons --- thought it was one of the most incredible UT Longhorn years, just chock full of history.

1941 Texas Longhorns football team - Wikipedia

From the link above:

"On November 3, 1941, the Longhorns became the first Texas Longhorn football team to reach #1 in the AP Poll.

They were crowned national champions by three different rating systems: Clyde Berryman, James Howell, and the Williamson System.[3] The 1941 national championship is officially recognized by the NCAA."

Their record for 1941:

Sept. 27, at Colorado W 34-6
Oct. 4, LSU W 34-0
Oct. 11, vs. Oklahoma (D) W 40-7
Oct. 18, (#2) Arkansas W 48-14
Oct. 25, (#2) Rice W 40-0
Nov. 1, (#2) at #20 SMU W 34-0
Nov. 8, (#1) at Baylor T 7-7
Nov. 15, (#2) TCU L 7-14
Nov. 27, (#10) at #2 Texas A&M W 23-0t
Dec. 6, (#4) Oregon W 71-7

This is a great article with a bunch of trivia notes, such as 1941 started the hex candle tradition (I think the SJWs have nixed the hex, right?), first national No. 1 ranking for UT, first win in 18 years for Texas at aggy (who was No. 2 at the time, Texas had fallen to No. 10 after the T and L to Baylor and TCU), probable pick to go to the Rose Bowl to play either Oregon or Oregon State for the MNC, dissed for Duke instead thinking Texas might lose to Oregon, --- Pearl Harbor attack next day of that game --- so Rose Bowl moved to Duke, would have been in Austin if they had stuck with Texas, fun stuff here...

Hex Candles, Pearl Harbor, and the Rose Bowl that was (almost) in Austin

I read a piece once that the Horns made the Oregon game their "Rose Bowl" since Duke was picked to play Oregon and not Texas. The team went up there with one mission, to beat the ever lovin' crap outta Oregon, which they did. Great Post!!

 

[Chop]

1965: When “Unimatic” parking meters charged a nickel per hour to park on the UT campus.

@JimNicar

Dollar Bill Cunningham would have probably been a teenager at that time. I guess UT hired very young consultants on revenue raising back then...

 

[WorsterMan]

Let's hope we never do a 'retro uniform game' with orange pants.

I read years ago that in the early days, the orange dye they used in those pants faded to kind a yellow hue so that may be what we see in those black and whites. Think I saw a color photo once and the pants looked kinda like a yellow / khaki color.

 

[Chop]

I read years ago that in the early days, the orange dye they used in those pants faded to kind a yellow hue so that may be what we see in those black and whites

That's even worse. It would look like our guys all pissed their pants.

We arguably have the best 'classic' uniform in college football. I say let's not ever mess it up by trying to get 'cute'.

 

[Chop]

Renaissance Market 1970s -- the Drag by the University Co-Op.

 

[Chop]

A certain UT law school faculty member in her office 1970s (she's (in)famous now, guess who...?)

(It's Elizabeth Warren)

 

[Chop]

Neil deGrasse Tyson chilling out with pals on the UT campus 1980s. Interestingly, he was a PhD student here, but didn't finish, so he went to Columbia U. and got his PhD.

 

[Chop]

John Chase (first licensed black architect in the entire South) in class at the UT architecture school. 1950.

 

[Chop]

Some enthusiastic Longhorn fans on the Drag celebrate #4 UT's 16-7 victory over #3 OU. 1979. Bill Lundberg glasses were in vogue during that era.

 

[Chop]

The Texas Union with some 1950s co-eds.

 

[Chop]

Sterling Holloway, (former Governor) Allan Shivers, Harry Ransom, and Jack Maguire show the original drawing of the UT alumni center. 1962.

Maybe someone older and more 'inside the program' can chime in, but I understand that few have ever had more (or even as much) influence on the UT football program off the field/behind the scenes than former Gov. Allan Shivers. One story I heard is that DKR made a little $ on the side by doing a tv commercial for a bank that rivaled the Shivers-owned Southwest Bank. This infuriated Shivers, who then set the wheels in motion to fire DKR. Part 2 of the urban legend (or fact?) is that Shivers picked Fred Akers--although surely some of the other big cigars must have had a part in it too.

A man of his times, he wasn't exactly the world's biggest proponent of integration, to say the least ... Fortunately for him, he didn't live to see all of this statue controversy stuff.

The drawing:

Former Gov. Shivers:

We've always had the biggest cast of colorful "characters" of any university out there.

 

[Dionysus]

1992: A bird's-eye view of the UT campus, before the construction of the Brazos Parking Garage and Blanton Museum of Art, the renovation of Clark Field to include artificial turf, and the many additions to the football stadium.

@JimNicar

 

[Vol Horn 4 Life]

1992: A bird's-eye view of the UT campus, before the construction of the Brazos Parking Garage and Blanton Museum of Art, the renovation of Clark Field to include artificial turf, and the many additions to the football stadium.

@JimNicar

I went to a lot of games before the east side upper deck was built. I almost forgot what it looked like back then.

 

[Chop]

I went to a lot of games before the east side upper deck was built. I almost forgot what it looked like back then.

Same here. Back then (1988-93), we East-siders seemed to be noticeably louder than the West-siders on the "TEXAS FIGHT!" cheer despite our lower numbers. I suppose age and sobriety affects your cheering volume. Sunburns, whisky flasks carried in boots, beach balls, and over-dressed sorority girls were abundant on the East side in that era. The visitors also got a lot more seats back in the SWC days.

 

[BevoJoe]

Renaissance Market 1970s -- the Drag by the University Co-Op.

Oh WOW! I'm in that pic! I'm the dude with his back turned to the camera.

 

[Chop]

Racquetball courts at Gregory. I remember ducking through those short doors to get into the raquetball court(s).

 

[Chop]

GM Steak House on the Drag. Really more of a grilled to order burger joint with good shakes. Famous for their staff being intentionally (and often comically) rude to the customers. It was part of the atmosphere. Closed out in the early 1990s.

 

[SabreHorn]

G/M was at South end of Drag & Gus' at north end. Debate as to which had the thinnest steak or smallest potato.

 

[Chop]

Doug Sahm at The Soap Creek Saloon.

Incredible world class musician, cross-genre guy. Son of a musician. Youngest person to ever play at the Grand Ol' Opry. Surely one of the top 5 guys who made Austin what it is--arguably #1 in that department. Before you could keep Austin weird, you had to first make Austin weird.

To see the hottest/fastest Cotton Eyed Joe ever played click YouTube link at bottom of this post--Doug Sahm live in Austin 1975 plays Cotton Eyed Joe.