Tournament of Roses Parade Visual Materials, 1929.

Cappinger, A. S.

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Originally developed as way to showcase the warm mid-winter weather of Pasadena, California to people from the East Coast, the first Tournament of Roses in 1890 involved a variety of games and a parade of carriages decked with roses. A football game was added to the schedule in 1902 and became a permanent addition in 1916. After an undefeated season and winning the 1928 Southern Conference championship, Georgia Tech was invited to play in the 1929 Rose Bowl. That season, Tech's team featured thr...

Georgia institute of technology

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The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or Tech, was founded on October 13, 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology. The creation of the educational institution was part of the plans of Georgia leadership to reconstruct and revitalize the state's economy following the Civil War. Eighty-four candidates took the first entrance examination on October 3, 1888 and the school formally opened on October 5, 1888. Over the next several decades the school evolved from tr...

Rose Bowl (Football game)

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