Title: 1950 Cotton Bowl Game Program - Rice Institute Owls vs. North Carolina Tar Heels - 14th Annual Vintage College Football Souvenir Magazine
Description: This is an authentic, original 1950 Cotton Bowl game program from the historic 14th annual edition of the classic bowl game, played on Monday, January 2, 1950, at the Dallas Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas, Texas. This legendary New Year's holiday matchup featured coach Jess Neely's No. 5 ranked Rice Institute Owls squaring off against coach Carl Snavely's No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels, led by their legendary All-American halfback Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice. In a dominant performance, the Rice Owls captured a decisive 27-13 victory in front of an ecstatic, capacity crowd. This original mid-century souvenir publication is filled with historical team rosters, vintage photographs of the players, deep-dive stadium features, and exceptional period advertising.
Product Specifications:
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Event: 14th Annual Cotton Bowl Classic (1950)
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Matchup: Rice Institute Owls vs. University of North Carolina (UNC) Tar Heels
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Date: Monday, January 2, 1950
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Original Cover Price: 50¢
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Venue: Dallas Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)
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Item Type: Official Souvenir Game Program / Magazine
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Format: Softcover / Staple-bound
Detailed Condition & Flaw Report: This item is explicitly sold as-is. please read the following structural details carefully before purchasing:
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Overall Condition: This 76-year-old sports publication is in good Used Condition, remaining complete and stable with fantastic color display on both the illustrated stadium cover and the back cover advertising.
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Spine & Binding: The spine fold remains mechanically sound and holds the pages together nicely. It exhibits expected handling stress, mild vertical color rubbing, and slight paper fraying/wear at the absolute top and bottom tips of the spine. The binding staples are secure.
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Cover Wear: The front cover features beautiful artwork of the stadium facade and incoming crowds, showing mild surface handling wrinkles, minor edge rubbing, and light corner softening. There is a tiny, faint, old vintage pencil mark/notation in the lower right-hand corner tip (near the word "Institute"). The back cover features a gorgeous, full-color vintage Camel cigarettes advertisement which shows standard, light storage rubbing and minor edge shelf-wear, but has no major tears or heavy staining.
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Interior Pages: While interior pages are not fully pictured, the external view indicates clean margins and flat alignment. Pages show natural, uniform vintage age-toning around the boundaries, typical for paper stock of this era, but are free from heavy water wrinkling or severe damage.
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Photo Reminder: Please examine all high-resolution listing photos closely to verify the exact spine condition, edge rubbing, and corner tips before buying.
Shipping & Store Logistics:
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Rigid Boxed Shipping: To prevent further bending, creasing, or edge damage during transit, this vintage program is enclosed in a protective sleeve, placed between heavy cardboard reinforcement panels, and shipped inside a rigid, crush-resistant shipping box.
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