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Photograph of men playing football

African American Museum

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    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 three men playing football at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. All three players are facing the camera, standing behind one of the yard lines. The center player has both hands on the ground, in a four-point stance. He is flanked on both sides by players with their right hands on the ground in three-point stance positions. The two players on the right side of the photograph are wearing helmets with earflaps. All of the players are wearing dark shirts and light pants, and the two players on the left are wearing knee-length socks over the pants. The goal post is directly behind the players. There are spectators behind the goal posts in the background and white painted houses and a white, picket fence in the distant background. There are no inscriptions or marks, front or back. There is a scribble on the back in pencil.

    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

    2014.94.6

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gelatin silver prints

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (Sheet): 2 5/16 × 3 1/4 in. (5.8 × 8.2 cm)
    H x W (Image): 2 1/16 × 3 in. (5.2 × 7.6 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

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a752988-38db-4e91-bb55-be13562318aa

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.94.6

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