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4h ago
Martin's Drug Store And It's Two Roles
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Today’s photo is of downtown Clemson and a historic building that was as much a part of Clemson as Tillman Hall for many years.
Martin’s Drug Store was the central hub for Clemson Cadets for many years. Sometimes called Doc Martin's or Martin's Library, the place was very popular with the cadets to pick up anything that had to do with the outside world and non-military.
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1d ago
Sikes Hall Fire Leads To Change
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Today’s photo is from 1925 and is of Sikes Hall after it was almost totally destroyed by fire.
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2d ago
The Origin Of First Friday Parade
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Today’s photo is from the 1983 First Friday Parade.
The Clemson First Friday Parade is traditionally held the Friday afternoon before the first home football game to celebrate the new football season.
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3d ago
1974 Clemson, With Changes Happening
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Today’s photo is from 1974 and faces College Avenue with Bowman Field in the top right of the photo.
You can see the wall that is now Palmetto Smokehouse is painted to show the football schedule for the year.
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4d ago
1930's Cadets And 3rd Barracks
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Today’s photo is from the 1930’s and shows the Cadets behind the Trustee House.
This picture also gives you a perspective of where the 3rd Barracks was, as seen in the photo.
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5d ago
1981 Orange Bowl Charter Flight Price Tag
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Today’s photo is from 1981 and was taken at the Grenville-Spartanburg Airport as Clemson fans await boarding on a charter flight to Miami to see the Tigers play in the Orange Bowl for the National Championship.
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These fans paid $385 for the round trip flight, ground transportation, one night hotel room, and a ticket to the game.
Trivia Question
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6d ago
Move In Day And Small Rooms At Johnstone
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Today’s photo is of a student move in day in the 1970’s.
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In this photo you can see a male and female student carrying wood that would make up a bed stilt, a very common practice at the time to allow students to have more room in the cramped Johnstone Hall dorm.
Trivia Question
Johnstone Hall originally was built during the military era at Clemson, which meant the rooms were small and the hallways were wide. What was the pur ..read more
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1w ago
Solid Green Day
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Today’s photo is a group of students receiving direction on their participation in Solid Green Day at Clemson on a football weekend.
This day typically coincides with Homecoming Weekend, as volunteers help collect trash from around the campus.
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The inaugural Solid Green Day was on October 25th, 2006.
Trivia Question
in 2021, Clemson won a national championship off of the field related to recycling on a game day. What was that award?
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1w ago
Something Good From Bad In 1930's
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Today’s photo is from the 1930’s and shows a Clemson Cadet standing with a large bowl, most likely a latrine bowl, in the snow on Bowman Field with Sikes Hall in the background.
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Most likely the cadet is using the bowl to sled down the hills in Clemson, much like students would do today in the snow!
Trivia Question
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1w ago
A Game Day First
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Today’s photo is from October 21st, 2006 as ESPN’s Game Day made its first appearance at Clemson.
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The broadcast took place on Bowman Field and fans flocked to the area in droves, filling up the entirety of Bowman Field with upwards of 15,000 people.
Trivia Question
While 2006 was Clemson’s first time hosting ESPN Game Day, where was the very first on campus broadcast of the show?
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