Photograph of men playing football

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

ca. 1930

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

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Athletes; Education; Football; HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities); Men; Photography

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a752988-38db-4e91-bb55-be13562318aa