Object Details
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Herschel Hall Falkener, American, 1901 - 1992
Unidentified Man or Men
Shaw University, American, founded 1865
Description
A black and white photograph of fourteen men playing football at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. One of the players is Herschel H. Falkener. The football players are all wearing the same uniforms: dark shirts, light pants, dark knee-length socks over the pants and medium dark, leather helmets with earflaps. Five spectators are watching the game in the background and a man wearing a white shirt and black pants is in the foreground. There are no inscriptions or marks, front or back.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
Date
ca. 1930
Object number
2014.94.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 2 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (6.8 × 10.4 cm)
Place depicted
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Athletes
Education
Football
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Men
Photography
Sports
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.94.4