SigNu's concrete wheels fall apart

Description

During the special exhibition heat of the Spring Carnival buggy races, the concrete wheels on Sigma Nu fraternity's "Sailboat" entry fall apart just 10 feet from the finish line on Frew Street.

Creator

Carnegie Mellon University

Date

16 May 1905

Collection

General Photograph Collection

Rights

In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Genre

black-and-white negatives

Original Repository

Carnegie Mellon University Archives

Persistent Link

http://doi.library.cmu.edu/10.1184/pmc/GPC/GPC_63118_036

Subjects

Subject (Topic)

Spring Carnival
Crowds
Competitions
College fraternity members
Carnival games
Buggies
Bathtubs

Subject (Name)

Sigma Nu
Carnegie Institute of Technology

Geographic Subject

Pittsburgh (Pa.)

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