Description: Extremely rare program for the annual Thanksgiving Game that was played between the University of Chicago and University of Michigan from the 1890s to the early 1900s. The only other example of this program I have seen is at the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library which you can see on their website where they show two examples. There is a Michigan team picture on the inside of the front cover and a Chicago team picture on the inside of the back cover. Some other pictures within on the interior pages, plus advertisements and scoring pages for each team. The 1898 program I am offering in another auction also has a picture of the Minnesota team. The program does have some condition issues. The back cover has pulled loose from the original staples and has been repaired with some vintage thick tape or plastic strips likely decades ago as the tape has browned over time. The tape is almost plastic like and not brittle. The staples appear original as the 2 program examples on the Michigan website have staples in the exact same locations. There is a small chip to the lower right corner of the program that impacts all pages. There is also a stain on the left side of the front cover. Covers exhibit some minor staining. Interior pages are in pretty good condition except for the following. Small hole on one page with an advertisement and there are pencil notations of names on the Chicago team picture. Also each page is impacted by the previously mentioned chip on the lower right portion of the program. I have shown all interior pages. The covers are of a heavier stock than the interior pages. The program would benefit from some minor professional restoration of removing the tape and reattaching the back cover. Despite these condition issues this program is almost nonexistent and still in presentable collectible condition. All pages of the program are shown in the auction listing scans. Please see my other listings for some rare 1890s Michigan programs I am offering from my personal collection. For shipments outside the United States, I only ship through the ebay global shipping service. Please do not ask for me to ship a different way. Please email any questions. Please see my other auctions.
Price: 2199 USD
Location: San Francisco, California
End Time: 2024-11-22T00:11:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25 USD
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Vintage: Yes