| Summary: | 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 116: Agriculture students leave Comer Hall on an entomology field trip to Opelika in 1918 or 1919, spare tires perched on a running board. Class member Lyle Brown identified the truck passengers: left to right, top row: John DeRamus, Brown, D.G. Sturkie, Duke Kimbrough, Reuben Johnson. Middle row: A.A. Lauderdale (wearing military cap), Sidney Phillips, Clint Jacobs, "Parson" LeBron, G.C. Williams, two unidentified, Glenn Riddell (on top of cab). Bottom row: Herb Bonner, two unidentified, Eugene Maynor (hands between knees), two unidentified, R.L. Martin. Duck Samford is in the cab. In 1920, hipped-roof Comer was gutted by fire and later rebuilt with a flat roof. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.
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