UofM Football Program Art (1920-1941)
The current Michigan Today has a slideshow article featuring covers from various football programs. The 1925 OSU program is copied below, but they're all worth a peek if you like this sort of thing. Article is here: http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/10/slideshow/index.html#1 .
October 25th, 2012 at 10:36 AM ^
looks a little bit like Terelle Pryor had his chauffeur drop him off right at the gates, and is arriving in style.
/mgo2011
October 25th, 2012 at 10:37 AM ^
That's an interesting "R" in the word "versus."
October 25th, 2012 at 10:40 AM ^
October 25th, 2012 at 10:43 AM ^
These are awesome, and the background stories are fascinating as well. Good read.
October 25th, 2012 at 10:46 AM ^
I think these are incredible…a little infusion of artistic interpretation to a game void of it to the untrained eye. In this same vein, the wallpaper that Monumental creates (TheArtTheArtTheArt) is one of my favorite things on this board.
I have no idea what programs look like now (haven't been to a game in 12+ years), but I think it'd be great to allow for student/artistic illustrations to make a comeback on programs. These are great printed time capsules.
October 25th, 2012 at 10:56 AM ^
I haven't been to a game in 20+ years. How much are programs now? 25 cents is probably about $3 adjusted for inflation.
October 25th, 2012 at 12:10 PM ^
$5, though I'm sure in a few seasons they'll be more like $45.
October 25th, 2012 at 11:13 AM ^
Thanks for posting the link. I love looking at the old programs, and I never would have stumbled on the site on my own. Go Blue!
October 25th, 2012 at 11:16 AM ^
In October of 1929 they had a 100% increase on program price. Not fair!
Edit: and a few weeks later it's back to 25 cents and stays that way for over a decade. I wonder why the Harvard program was so expensive.
October 25th, 2012 at 12:00 PM ^
for that Harvard issue because of the "Mirror Image" special edition (maybe?).
Love how otherwise the price is 25 cents from 1925 through 1941. Ahhh, the good old days before the Fed went bat shit crazy.
October 25th, 2012 at 12:36 PM ^
Regarding the decrease back to 25 cents, one would almost think that something happened in late October 1929 to change the amount of disposable income among college football fans.
I guess we will never know what that might be.
Seriously, though, I wonder if the Harvard game was a "premium" game at the time, and the program (and ticket?) prices reflected this.
October 25th, 2012 at 3:19 PM ^
October 25th, 2012 at 3:49 PM ^
http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
Edit: Meant as a reply to FreeTheFabFivePlz. I was sure I hit reply and everything...