Photo Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
I_5_005 |
Title |
[YMCA Football Team, 1908] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Studio |
Kopp |
Date |
1908 |
Year Range from |
1908 |
Year Range to |
1908 |
Description |
YMCA Football team, champions in 1908. The photograph was taken in front of the Witherspoon School on the corner of Witherspoon and Maclean Streets. Several of those pictured are identified on the verso. Back row: Eddie [Edward] Moore; Professor Thompson, the principal of the Witherspoon School; Hannibal James; Tom "Dewey" Moore, Sr. Third row: unidentified; Irv Scudder; unidentified; Howard Garreston; Charlie Redding; Travis Ellis. Second row: John Richmond; Fred Hoagland, Jr.; Ben Robeson, holding the ball; William Gales; and Willie Mitchell. |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
8" x 10" |
Subjects |
Sports Football Football players People Men Sports teams Trees Footballs African Americans Children Boys Buildings Young Men's Christian associations Stairs Porches Schools |
People |
Moore, Edward Thompson, [first name unknown] James, Hannibal Moore, Tom "Dewey", Sr. Scudder, Irv Garreston, Howard Redding, Charlie Ellis, Travis Richmond, John Hoagland, Fred, Jr. Robeson, Ben Gales, William Mitchell, Willie |
Search Terms |
Witherspoon School Witherspoon Street Maclean Street |
Notes |
Taped to back of photo: Football squad - 1908 Photo taken in front of Douglass Hall, 112 Witherspoon St. In pencil on back of photo: I-5 1103 - 1104 Football Squad - 1908 Colored YMCA Photo taken in front of Douglass Hall __ Witherspoon Street cor Maclean St. Back Row: 1. Eddie Moore, 2. Prof. Thompson (Principal of old Witherspoon School, 3. Hannibal James, and 4. Tom "Dewey" Moore, Sr. Third Row: 1. 2. Irv Scudder, 3. 4. Howard Garreston, 5. Charlie Redding, 6. Travis Ellis. Second Row: John Richmond 2. Fred Hoagland, Jr.?, 3. Ben Robeson (holding the ball), 4. William Gales, and 5. Willie Mitchell. * It was "Douglas Hall" (after Fredrick Douglas?) after this. At this time, this was the old Witherspoon school at Witherspoon + Maclean streets Kopp Lot 2 Ex Case 1/19/48 identified by Alexander 'Ting" Taylor 25? Witherspoon St. |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local studios Kopp and Silvester |