Photograph by
Sport Magazine, American, 1946 - 2000
Subject of
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, American, born 1947
Date
1960s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
H x W (Image): 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (24.8 × 16.8 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of a young Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, known then as Lew Alcindor, playing basketball with his high school team. Abdul-Jabbar is pictured running down the center of the court wearing a lighter colored basketball jersey with [POWER / 33] on the front. He is wearing short dark basketball shorts with light stripes down the sides and across the bottoms of each leg with knee guards, tall socks, and sneakers. His arms are bent at the elbow with his hands in front of him. He is noticeably taller than the several players that surround him on the court. There is a basketball hoop and backboard in the background, hanging down from the ceiling in front of a brick wall.
The print has a white border around the image, with thicker margins at each side. On the verso is a faded red stamp reading [SPORT] with a mostly illegible handwritten notation below.
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Athletes
Basketball
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2023.104.4
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55c688a66-426e-4fdc-83b8-95d2966f5152

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