1924: Comer Hall with grazing cattle

1924: Comer Hall with grazing cattle

This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 120-121: Cows grazed in front of Comer Hall, probably in 1924. The inside of the buildi...

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Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Auburn photographs
Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/village,13
format Electronic
collection Auburn The Loveliest Village Collection
building Auburn University Digital Library
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Auburn photographs
spellingShingle Auburn photographs
1924: Comer Hall with grazing cattle
fulltopic Auburn photographs
Auburn (Ala.); Auburn University; Auburn University -- Buildings; College buildings -- Alabama; Cattle -- Alabama; Education, Higher -- Alabama; Architecture -- Alabama; Auburn University -- History; Universities and colleges -- Alabama;
Agriculture -- Agriculture Education; Education -- Higher Education; History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era; Arts & Literature -- Architecture;
description This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 120-121: Cows grazed in front of Comer Hall, probably in 1924. The inside of the building was only two years old that year, having been replaced after a fire gutted Comer in 1920. Nobody knew for sure what started the fire that early Sunday morning in October. Nearly sixty years later graduate Lyle Brown theorized that a still being used to make distilled water in an overnight lab experiment had been the cause. "In those days," he said, "it wasn't uncommon for the town water to be cut off. When that happened, of course, the still kept running and got so hot that it melted down and set the building afire." Volunteers promptly laid a hose from town, but Phil Hardie, Cliff Hare's son-in-law, recalled that the water hose wasn't long enough to reach the fire. The rebuilt Comer looks much the same today, but the cow pasture lies mostly beneath an asphalt parking lot. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.
spelling 1924: Comer Hall with grazing cattleThis image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 120-121: Cows grazed in front of Comer Hall, probably in 1924. The inside of the building was only two years old that year, having been replaced after a fire gutted Comer in 1920. Nobody knew for sure what started the fire that early Sunday morning in October. Nearly sixty years later graduate Lyle Brown theorized that a still being used to make distilled water in an overnight lab experiment had been the cause. "In those days," he said, "it wasn't uncommon for the town water to be cut off. When that happened, of course, the still kept running and got so hot that it melted down and set the building afire." Volunteers promptly laid a hose from town, but Phil Hardie, Cliff Hare's son-in-law, recalled that the water hose wasn't long enough to reach the fire. The rebuilt Comer looks much the same today, but the cow pasture lies mostly beneath an asphalt parking lot. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.ca. 1924Auburn – Lee County – AlabamaAuburn (Ala.); Auburn University; Auburn University -- Buildings; College buildings -- Alabama; Cattle -- Alabama; Education, Higher -- Alabama; Architecture -- Alabama; Auburn University -- History; Universities and colleges -- Alabama;Agriculture -- Agriculture Education; Education -- Higher Education; History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era; Arts & Literature -- Architecture;black and white photograph, 2778 x 2207 pixelsImageJPEGed2p147107.tifLogue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 3rd edition. 2013.Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.Auburn University LibrariesengThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/village/id/13
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