Game program for the 1989 Bayou Classic: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The background of the cover is a marbled black and grey. There is gold colored text at the top which reads [BAYOU CLASSIC XVI / A LOUISIANA TRADITION]. There is a rectangular color illustration surrounded by a thin gold colored border. The illustration depicts the state of Louisiana with green grass and horizontal white lines like on a football field. The state has a white border. There is a drawing of the Louisiana Superdome near the bottom of the state. There is a gold football trophy coming up out of the center. There is a tiger head on the proper right side and a jaguar head on the proper left side. There is also a drawing of two members of a marching band, one from Southern University and one from Grambling State. There is text in the top proper left corner of which reads [OFFICIAL SOUVENIR / PROGRAM / $1.00]. There is a signature and date in the bottom proper left corner. The golden colored text below the illustration reads [SOUTHERN vs. GRAMBLING / SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1989 LOUISIANA SUPERDOME / SPONSORED BY COCA-COLA USA].

The table of contents includes sections about Miss Bayou Classic, a behind the scenes of the game, and information about both schools. There is a schedule of activities near the back of the program. The back cover features a Coca-Cola ad for the Bayou Classic. The program has some creases and small areas of discoloration.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1989
• Distributed by: Bayou Classic, founded 1974
• Subject of: Grambling State University, American, founded 1901
• Subject of: Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper with metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.2 cm)
• Place depicted: Grambling, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Place used: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Football
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2015.75.5
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dottie Belletto
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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