Penn State photos from LIFE archive
We found a nice catch this morning. As you might have heard, LIFE posted its photo archives on Google. We searched it for anything related to Penn State, and we found some really cool shots.
The pictures are after the jump.
This is a photo of Milton Eisenhower giving a commencement speech in 1950.
This is another shot of that same speech.
This is a photo of President Dwight D Eisenhower and Penn State President Milton Eisenhower touring an exhibition at Penn State in 1950.
Here is a photo of the Penn State football stadium during a game in 1956. Notice the pure joy on face of the man in the bottom left corner.
Joe Paterno questions something at a 1970 Penn State game.
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