Blueprint 1968 continued:

starting with post #215:

... serious man delivering speech, possibly preaching a sermon, gesturing emphatically, clad in dark suit, plain white collar, striped repp tie, eyeglasses, and brush cut.

... next up note well the kid in the straw boater, black sunglasses, and nicely ragged gray sweatshirt with cut-off sleeves who's slicing chunks of watermelon and handing them out at some festivity ... also visible is a kid in a Rat Cap and we can glimpse another kid in a red-and-blue-paneled bucket beanie hat and a kid with a short-sleeved Navy sweatshirt.

... sweet young lady in an old-timey pinafore leans against an oak tree, in background is a a colorful round metal sign for Frostie root beer featuring its Santa Claus-like mascot.  Frostie, which was introduced in 1939 in Catonsville, Maryland, is still in existence as a cult brand.

... auburn-haired lass in a whipcord jacket and matching skirt ... she's married.  Good hair genes here.  Total keeper.

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Post #216:

... concerned-looking administrator or faculty member in a cotton natural-shoulder coat, true three-button model, printed Rooster-type tie with kind of a mod pattern, plain-collar white shirt, wire-rimmed spectacles.

... architecture professor standing in front of blueprints wears a dark worsted 3/2 sack, another plain-collar white shirt, another moddish tie, a white handkerchief pocket square, heavy black hornrims, quizzical little smile, lit cigarette in right hand.

... four administrators, top left is buzzcut man wearing black hornrims, dark checked sport coat with natural shoulders and narrow lapels (with lapel pin), white ocbd, black knit tie.  On his desk is a heavy black Bell rotary phone.  Photo to the right of an administrator who looks like a three-way-cross of LBJ, Jim Backus and Jack Lemmon. he's wearing what appears to be a light-colored natural-shoulder 3-button linen sack suit with flap pockets, short-sleeved white shirt with small plain collar, and necktie with wide bar stripe(s) ...

   photo below that is of another administrator patiently posing for his shot and wearing a gray worsted three-button sack with perfect shoulders, older man's Ivy haircut, eyeglasses, white plain-collar shirt, black tie, flap pockets on suit jacket, the sleeves of which are a tad too long.

   last photo shows a bald administrator in a white cotton three-button sack with flap pockets, two buttons on the sleeves, white short-sleeved ocbd with good collar roll, dark foulard tie, dark worsted trousers, holding his black eyeglasses in his left hand.

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Post #219:

... super shot from behind of student in the art museum looking at good painting, his haircut is also museum-worthy as is his nice wool cardigan worn open, narrow pegged jeans, ribbed white crew socks, and penny loafers.  Very high marks to him.

... suave old-time-movie star-looking man with impressive pile of hair, pencil moustache, and arched right eyebrow looks like he had a rough night, he wears a good dark sport coat with darker stripes, dark trousers, Hush Puppies, white plain-collar shirt and probably a pale yellow (Tech colors are yellow and black) foulard necktie.     

...  chem lab shot of student holding Pyrex flask, he wears a good short-sleeved plaid madras button-down collar shirt, college class ring, wristwatch with light-colored strap, clean mid-'60s side-parted hair, black hornrims, eyeglasses case in his shirt pocket, dark trousers.

... next is a shot from behind of a student seated before what appears to be a Fairchild Dumont oscilloscope, he is wearing a dark plaid button-down shirt with the button on the back of the collar and box pleat, Vitalis in his hair.

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Post #220:

... older man in Shuron eyeglasses, dark 3/2 sack suit wth narrowish lapels and decent shoulders, white shirt, dark narrow tie, tie bar, black wingtips.

.... professor in Clubmaster-type glasses with impressive pompadour, dark worsted natural shoulder suit worn open and with white handkerchief "one-point" pocket square, white almost-spread collar shirt, black leather oxford shoes, black leather belt with plain rectangular buckle, and a hint of white shirt sleeve.   

... prof in dark 3/2 sack with natural shoulders and narrow lapels, white tab collar shirt and narrow dark tie, tie bar, and black penny loafers.

... prof in mid-gray two-button sack, possibly wash and wear, tie with wide bar stripes, white shirt, Clubmasters

... younger faculty member in striped tweed good natural shoulder sack sport coat, white shirt, narrow tie.

... arms folded prof in sack suit, spread collar, narrow dark tie, Clubmaster-type eyeglasses.

More to follow.

Thanks WM, the photos you've posted have been beyond awesome and we all appreciate them.  I envy these kids their clothing, which many of them would soon be trading for fatigues.

1968 Blue Print continued:

post #223:

student council type business with the passing of a gavel and a handshake, the earnest students are wearing their sport coats and white shirts, shot is notable for the outstanding Ivy haircuts on display and also the lapel roll of the seated young man in the khaki sport coat  ...wild paisley tie on other seated kid .....

dark-haired student in brand-new dark cotton polo shirt with ribbed sleeves is writing intently

yearbook photographers or editors examining contact sheets ... eyeglasses, handheld magnifier, Royal typewriter cover .... one kid is in great white short-sleeved button-down collar shirt, other kid with raised eyebrows looks put upon at being photographed himself, wears a rolled-sleeve light-colored striped button-down collar shirt

editors examining yearbooks, one in white ocbd with good collar roll and dark lambswool v-neck sweater, other kid in large check shirt with tab collar worn open, dark trousers, penny loafers, more good haircuts

post #224:

affable-looking fellow with prominent eyebrows in eyeglasses, white ocbd, dark v-neck sweater, darker narrow worsted trousers with slash pockets

first beatnik we've really seen in any Blue Print, guy is working the full-on Lenny Bruce/Peter, Paul and Mary facial hair and big sideburns look ... otherwise he's dressed in the same '68 white shirt, dark tie, v-neck sweater, narrow slash-pocket worsted trousers that many others were wearing on campus that year ..... 

strong-jawed fellow in white ocbd with very good collar and natural wool and snazzy Jantzen-like mohair cardigan sweater

smiling close haircut student photographer in white ocbd and dark v-neck sweater writes with Bic ballpoint pen

one more student, with eyes facing downward, good haircut, in light cardigan with ribbed bottom, white ocbd, worsted slash pocket trousers

post #236:

continues the theme of lambswool v-neck sweaters and cardigans over ocbds ... such a perfect clean-cut style

great sideline shot at football game of men and women cheerleaders in "T" letter sweaters, white duck trousers, skirts, black and white saddle shoes ... even the end zone stand is packed with fans ....

open-mouthed singer sports a wild large paisley button-down collar shirt with some kind of dark sleeveless dark vest

WREK: Tune In, Turn On with the university's new FM radio station:

the engineers look nice and square, one's got a white graph check short-sleeve button-down collar shirt, guy adjusting equipment behind him is in a long-sleeved plaid shirt ....

post #237:

smiling fellow wears a true three-button light plaid sack suit with longish coat ... smiling young lady in Playboy bunny ears and with logo medallion behind him ....

small group shot features kid in heavy waffle weave boat neck sweater and striped shirt, young lady in thin plastic hairband and tennis outfit of striped v-neck top and matching skirt, holding clipboard, in background is kid in dark ocbd with white crewneck t-shirt underneath, another kid wears a plain collar buttonfront shirt with pocket underneath a cardigan

guy with glasses in nice 3/2 sack suit with fine welting and good shoulders and open patch breast pocket and wonderful ultra-floppy undulating button-down collar shirt sports a wild psychedelic printed tie

nice group shot of young women in their dresses ... cute ones are on the left at the white-enameled curlicued wrought-iron balustrade .... 

post #238:

group shot of 21 students in their sack suits and sport coats proves that the classic campus look endured strongly until the very end of the era at Georgia Tech

couple of large group shots of Alpha Epsilon Pi and Alpha Tau Omega frat brothers displaying a full panoply of campus looks including some proto-Southern Prep bro in the bottom photo, lower right side in floppy tennis hat, short pants, penny loafers, no socks

Always come back to this thread when I'm searching for inspiration. Fantastic stuff !!

Stan!

As always, thank you for your astute and invaluable narration.  Looks like '69 is shaping up to be a good year at Tech too.

The picture of the guy with the huge shotgun is another telling indicator of how times have really changed.

Last edited by Worried Man (2014-05-10 14:19:36)

Yeah. The further back you go the less ivy you see. Plus, the picture quality suffers.  I'm not sure if this is due to the scanning or the originals.  But, I vow to present everything of interest to our humble forum here. And big thanks to you AC, for if not for you realizing the online scans existed I'd likely be spending every weekend hunting for more hard copies!!