Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of a football game in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1930-1950
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black-and-white gelatin silver print depicting two teams engaged in a football game. Nineteen people are visible on the field, three of whom are referees. Seven people are wearing dark colored jerseys and helmets while eight are earing while colored jerseys and helmets. At the center of the photograph a person wearing a white jersey is tackling a person in a dark colored jersey holding a football. A large crowd can be seen in the background. On the verso is a partial stamp for [? RAY STUDIO] in Oklahoma.
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Catalog reference: 2013.79.2
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