Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Samuel Huston College, American, 1900 - 1952
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1920s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 11/16 × 9 11/16 in. (19.6 × 24.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.4 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (Mat frame): 10 11/16 × 12 1/2 in. (27.2 × 31.7 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Samuel Huston College's women's basketball team standing on the front steps of a building. Thirteen women stand in three rows, with an additional man and woman standing one step closer to the camera. Twelve of the thirteen girls wear wraps on their heads. They wear shirts or sweater with naval jumper flaps and dark skirts with tights and sneakers. The additional woman stands off to the side with her arms behind her back and does not wear sneakers like the others but rather dark dress shoes, though she wears a similar shirt with jumper flap. The man wears a shawl-collared sweater with an "SHC" logo on it with a collared shirt and tie, and he holds a basketball pinned between his forearm and waist. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back. The photograph is in a black cardboard frame and can be removed through the top right corner.
Place depicted
Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
group portraits
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Athletes
Basketball
Education
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Sports
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.63.109
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd543dc1b35-7c93-4b47-88b4-0d82cdaf0ea5

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