A diverse and comprehensive group of twelve items to include the following: a Game program; an original Pasadena game ticket; a revised Durham game ticket; three perforated game stickers showing the schools' mascots; an unused Oregon State game-specific decal; four Duke pinback buttons with ribbons, two affixed with small metal footballs; an Oregon State pinback button having ribbons and a football; an Oregon State "Rose Bowl Bound" lapel ribbon; an Oregon State team brochure, unopened and likely a roster of 1942's victorious Beavers. All items are arranged for display in a black wooden shadowbox frame that is ready to hang.

The 1942 Rose Bowl game pitting Duke University against Oregon State was originally scheduled to take place as usual on New Year's Day in Pasadena, California. Japan's December 7, 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, however, changed everything and it looked as if there would be no Rose Bowl game in 1942. Duke University, in a calculated move to ensure public safety while boosting American morale, offered to host the game rather than see it canceled. The invitation was accepted by Oregon State and the Rose Bowl was sensibly moved to the relative safety of Durham, North Carolina.

As it happens,1942 remains the only year since the Rose Bowl's 1923 inception that the game has been played away from Pasadena. Though on home turf and coached by the immortal Wallace Wade, the undefeated Duke Blue Devils lost 20-16 to the visiting Beavers of Oregon State. Mementos of this historic game are elusive and highly sought after.

Frame DOA 15.25 x 33.25 in.

Aside from light scuffing to the program's cover, the other elements of this collection are generally in excellent, unused condition.

$500 - 1,000