In order to celebrate the fact that Texags is now hosting photos, I took some captures of images from old A&M yearbooks, mainly looking for photos related to the baseball field, but came across some Kyle Field photos that are kind of rare that I thought worth sharing, too.
In 1921, Kyle Field was just sets of wooden bleachers on the sidelines of the football field (no track).
In 1927, the west sideline was rebuilt in concrete, the first part of the horseshoe, but the other stands were still wood for two more years
The track was moved to the football field in '27 or '28, as you can see from the photo immediately above, taken in '28, which shows the track and a set of wooden bleachers behind the track in the north endzone. That area used to serve as part of a 220 yard straighaway, running west, which joined a track that shared the baseball grandstand for track spectators through most of the '20s.
Here is a 1928 meet at the football field, with Deware Fieldhouse in the background
In 1929, the horeshoe was completed.
In this 1932 aerial, you can see the situation of the athletic facilities, after the baseball field was moved to the southwest corner of the plot that Professor Kyle had fenced off back in 1905.
I've got a few interesting shots that I don't see posted often (if ever) on the internet.
The FTAB in the stands in 1934.
FDR's visit in the 1937-38 school year.
A photo of the west stands in 1941
An aerial photo in 1951 (it says 1952, but that's the yearbook issue)
A couple of color shots from the '50s
And a really rare shot showing the west side extension that was built following the 1953 season. This section (except for the press box) was covered over in the 1967 renovation, but they kept the press box until 1979, and the restrooms that were built at the bottom of this extension (top of the old first deck) were still in place until the last Kyle Field renovation. This photo was taken in 1961.
I've never heard en explanation for why these seats were obliterated in '67, after only 14 seasons. Maybe the sightlines weren't good? It would have been interesting to see Kyle Field with that kind of addition, rather than the cantilevered decks.
In 1921, Kyle Field was just sets of wooden bleachers on the sidelines of the football field (no track).
In 1927, the west sideline was rebuilt in concrete, the first part of the horseshoe, but the other stands were still wood for two more years
The track was moved to the football field in '27 or '28, as you can see from the photo immediately above, taken in '28, which shows the track and a set of wooden bleachers behind the track in the north endzone. That area used to serve as part of a 220 yard straighaway, running west, which joined a track that shared the baseball grandstand for track spectators through most of the '20s.
Here is a 1928 meet at the football field, with Deware Fieldhouse in the background
In 1929, the horeshoe was completed.
In this 1932 aerial, you can see the situation of the athletic facilities, after the baseball field was moved to the southwest corner of the plot that Professor Kyle had fenced off back in 1905.
I've got a few interesting shots that I don't see posted often (if ever) on the internet.
The FTAB in the stands in 1934.
FDR's visit in the 1937-38 school year.
A photo of the west stands in 1941
An aerial photo in 1951 (it says 1952, but that's the yearbook issue)
A couple of color shots from the '50s
And a really rare shot showing the west side extension that was built following the 1953 season. This section (except for the press box) was covered over in the 1967 renovation, but they kept the press box until 1979, and the restrooms that were built at the bottom of this extension (top of the old first deck) were still in place until the last Kyle Field renovation. This photo was taken in 1961.
I've never heard en explanation for why these seats were obliterated in '67, after only 14 seasons. Maybe the sightlines weren't good? It would have been interesting to see Kyle Field with that kind of addition, rather than the cantilevered decks.
