Crown Point Schools Historical Timeline & Archive Fashions

Read and see more about the Crown Point community schools and their respected local history through the lens of vintage athletic wear, CPHS yearbook photos, and more references.

by ThreadCount Vintage co.

Decorated Sportswear

Beginning in 1904 at Purdue University of West Lafayette Indiana, a group of senior boys decided they would flaunt an exaggerated pair of corduroy trousers they saw in a local shop window. As the origins go, senior students would commision or doodle-themselves a pair of corduroy pants, decorated with hand drawings, school crests, pop culture characters, clubs, academic feats, and other striking details as a form of self-expression and individuality. You can see Crown Point alumni's version of the senior cords, sporting large drawn bulldogs and other school designs. While the fad peaked in popularity in the '50s and '60s, the quality craftsmanship and delicately formed personal mementos made for some of the Hoosier states most prized pieces of vintage memorabilia.

Crown Point Bulldogs Spiritwear

See our archive collection of vintage Crown Point school clothing from the South Ward Elementary, Taft Junior High, and eventually Crown Point High School.
Almost all were manufactured by Champion Products and feature the famous tags throughout the years as one of America's more dominant sportswear producers.
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1957-58

Crown Point High School Letterman Sweater

Brand: Sand Knit Athletic Knitwear
Material: 100% Wool
Features a large chenille 'C' patch, three shoulder chevrons, and chainstitch student name, B. Stott, inside the waistband.
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The hometown relic displayed above comes from a man by the name of William O. Stott, or Bill for short. William attended Crown Point High School for all four illustrious years, serving as the Letterman’s Club president his graduating year, playing varsity football, running track from years two through four, managing the Hi-Y club as class treasurer during year four, and acted as a Junior Rotarian. He was also known around school as 'Mr. Football.'

While browsing through some vintage CPHS yearbooks, I happened to stumble upon the 1958 Excalibur yearbook with photos of this exact sweater being worn by William in some candid class flicks. Scroll along to see what it looked like over 68 years ago versus today.

1943

Crown Point High School Ladies Letterman Sweater

Brand: Lowe and Campbell Athletic Goods
Material: 100% Wool
Features a 'CPHS' class of 1943 chenille patch, deep royal blue wool, ribbed knit cuffs and waistband. 

1940s

Crown Point Bulldogs Tee

Brand: Unbranded
Material: 100% Cotton
Features a deep reddish orange graphic on top of a white base color, reinforced type collar, and single stitch sleeves with distressing throughout.

1950s

Crown Point Bulldogs Sweatshirt

Brand: Champion (tag missing)
Material: 100% Cotton
Features a faded white base color, water-based ink block letter graphic in red, overlock stitching, and ribbed sleeve cuffs and reinforced collar.

1960s

Crown Point Bulldogs Tee

Brand: Printwear
Material: 38% Cotton, 50% Polyester, 12% Rayon
Features a two-tone heathered and solid red color scheme, quarter-length sleeves, and acrylic-based ink graphic.

1960s

Crown Point Bulldogs Raglan Tee

Brand: Russell Athletic (tag missing)
Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Features a sun faded red and white color scheme, raglan quarter-length sleeves, and acrylic-based ink graphic.

1970s

Crown Point High School Marching Bulldog Band Tee

Brand: Velva Sheen
Material: 100% Cotton
Features a bold red combed cotton, white-based ink graphic, single stitch sleeves, and name 'George Schilling' on the tag.

1950s

Crown Point South Ward Elementary School Sweatshirt

Brand: Unbranded
Material: 100% Cotton
Features a sun faded green color, overlock stitching, and flock print block letter graphic in white ink.

1960s

Taft Junior High Tigers Physical Ed. Tee

Brand: Champion Knitwear Co., Inc.
Material: 100% Cotton
Features a double face, reversible construction, faded red and blue color scheme, label tag sewn into the lower backside, and student name 'George Schilling' hand sewn into the collar.

1960s

Taft Junior High Tigers Tee

Brand: Champion
Material: 100% Cotton
Features a dark navy blue color, baseball-style quarter length sleeves, and chest graphic in white ink.

1960s

Taft Junior High Old English Sweater

Brand: Champion "Doran Casual'
Material: 50% Acrylic, 50% Rayon
Features a dark navy blue color, old english style 'Taft' graphic, and v-neck collar.

1980s

Taft Junior High Tigers Tee

Brand: Russell Athletic
Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Features a dark navy blue color, stencil-style 'Crown Point Tigers' graphic, and single stitch sleeves.

1990s

Crown Point Bulldogs Football Tee

Brand: Hanes Heavyweight 50/50
Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Features a white base color, large red block letter graphic with a 'Dogs' helmet, and single stitch sleeves.

2000s

Crown Point Bulldogs Football Sweatshirt

Brand: Russell Athletic
Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Features a neutral grey base color, red block letter graphic with the number pill underneath, and single-v collar construction.

1990s

Crown Point Bulldogs Basketball Sweatshirt

Brand: Russell Athletic
Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Features a light grey base color, red and blue basketball graphic with the number '33' inside, and single-v collar construction.

1990s

Crown Point High School Field Show Tee

Brand: Fruit of the Loom
Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Features a white base color, purple and yellow bulldog graphic, single stitch sleeves, and sponsors along the back side.

1995

Crown Point High School Auditorium Presents 'Oklahoma' the Musical Tee

Brand: Fruit of the Loom 'Best'
Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Features a light grey base color, western style graphic presenting Oklahoma from Crown Point High School's Auditorium for the dates of August 4, 5, 6, 11, and 12, 1995.

1990

Crown Point Little League State Tournament Jacket

Brand: Aristo Jac
Material: 100% Polyester
Features a red and white color scheme, striped cuffs and collar and back side graphic from 1990 when Crown Point hosted the state Little League tournament.

1990s

Enjoy Indiana Tee

Brand: Screen Stars 'Best'
Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Features a white base color, single stitch sleeves, and graphic that resembles the original Coca Cola 'Enjoy' l

1990s

Crown Point Southlake Speedway Sweatshirt

Brand: Fruit of the Loom
Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Features a light pink base color and bright dirt track racing graphic on both sides. 
The Crown Point Speedway, or Broadway Speedway, opened in 1957 as a dirt/clay oval track just under a quarter of a mile long off the corner of Madison Street and Broadway. In 1981, it was renamed to the Southlake Speedway.

1970s

Where In The Hell Is Crown Point Indiana Tee

Brand: Screen Stars
Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Features a light blue base color, single stitch sleeves, and humorous graphic.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE CROWN POINT YEARBOOK ARCHIVES AND THREADCOUNT