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In this vintage 1955 photo the University of Texas Longhorn Band Poster
by Dan Herron
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In this vintage 1955 photo the University of Texas Longhorn Band poster by Dan Herron. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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The Big Bertha drum was named for the Big Bertha Howitzer, a German cannon used in World War I, and its low rumble punctuates each University of... more
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We use acid-free paper with archival inks to guarantee that your posters last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Posters ship within 3 - 4 business days in durable cardboard tubes.
Poster Reviews (21229)
Average Rating (4.64 Stars):
Susan Beatty
April 26th, 2024
This print is beautiful. It's a commonly depicted subject, but it is very special. The composition, tonal quality, and movement are exceptional and evocative. The piece is true to it's title... breathtaking!
Dorothy Hasson
April 26th, 2024
I think that this print is beautiful. I bought it for my new house (Oct 24), and have not had it framed yet,
Rosa Berbert
April 26th, 2024
Love this photo! Reminds me of a recent trip to Steamboat Springs- snow- covered trees were beautiful!
Tammy Gammon
April 26th, 2024
High quality image.
Jude Wright
April 26th, 2024
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Annette Wilcox
April 26th, 2024
I have wanted this for my pro life bulletin board at my Catholic Church and I wasn’t disappointed. It is beautiful and it has so much meaning put in a picture. A picture speaks better then words and this picture says it all. Thanks
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The Big Bertha drum was named for the Big Bertha Howitzer, a German cannon used in World War I, and its low rumble punctuates each University of Texas football game. Known as the “Sweetheart of the Longhorn Band,” it was originally commissioned by the University of Chicago in 1922.
C. G. Conn Ltd. built the drum from the largest animal hides they could find in the Chicago stockyards, and the completed drum was so huge that part of a wall had to be removed just to get it out of the factory. Used at the Chicago football games, Big Bertha also made a trip to New York at one point in 1938, just to play one note in a performance of Verdi’s Requiem directed by Toscanini in Carnegie Hall.
When Chicago’s football program was canceled, the giant bass drum was abandoned beneath the stadium. During the 1940s, scientist Enrico Fermi worked on the Manhattan Project in the stadium, creating the first nuclear chain reaction. The atomic bomb research left the big bass drum ra...
About Dan Herron
Dan Herron Studio is an award winning, small boutique, fine art photo studio based in downtown Austin, Texas by artist and professional photographer Dan Herron, with a love of capturing Austin's diverse population of cultures, political leanings and lifestyles that make up the "Live Music Capital of the World" a very weird experience. Also, fine some exquisite images of the Texas Hill Country towns and beautiful landscapes. Thanks for visiting, please drop me a line because I'd love to hear from you.
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