Made of red, white and blue silk, this is possibly a pre-game product. The Duke Blue Devils, here prominently touted as the 1941 Southern Conference Football Champions, are also named in the banner's lower field along with their 1942 Rose Bowl adversaries, the Oregon State Beavers. Presented against a black mat within a wooden frame.

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.

DOA 25 x 43 in.

Some wear to type along horizontal fold crease; overall very fine condition.

$500 - 1,500