1911 Kansas / Missouri FB Game Window Display Postcard
 

ran across this while going thru my postcard collection

MILLER's FOOT BALL WINDOW display

message on back references November 25, 1911 game between Missouri and Kansas, "first college football homecoming game ever played" according to wikipedia (link): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911_K..._football_game

DS

Pretty cool postcard.

That airship toy in the top background is amazing.

Steve B

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing.

Great postcard !

Gotta love it. Especially cool to have related content on the back. Not sure how they came up with "first homecoming ever". I bought a group of college football postcards a few years back. This one indicated a 1910 homecoming game. No biggie, your card is awesome no matter how you slice it.

http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_...B%20pc%209.jpg

Homecoming
 

David:

Wikipedia - as we know - ain't the gospel, but it sure comes up near the top of many a Google search.

I'm familiar with the University of Illinois postcards - have quite a few myself, but didn't even think of cross-referencing the Wikipedia entry prior to posting my MO vs KS postcard...the U of I cards are well-known for their clear images and content, and in addition to sports (of which there are many examples for a number of years), IMO they're all great.

thanks for the reply and the info, and YES, it's a cool card, as is yours.

DS

Great image and content.

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many thanks to everybody who responded - IF I didn't/haven't yet responded individually to all replies from this/every other thread in which I've posted or made; nevertheless all replies are always appreciated, positive OR negative (I've got amazingly thick skin!) ;)...

love this unique postcard and the (newly-found) history behind it, even if said information is via Wikipedia, which - as we know - isn't always the most reliable/concrete source of indisputable information -ref: David - Kawika's- 1910 U of I reply, for example- :)

DS