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EIGHT AFRICAN AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAM PHOTOS 1940s
This is a group of EIGHT photographs showing black Americana. All may be students at Armstrong High School in Washington, DC.
--Two of the photos measure about 6 ˝" x 8 ˝" and show a football game in progress and stands full of spectators. There is a printed piece paper pasted on the front of one that reads: “Homecoming Game with Bates-1949". The same thing is written on the back of both photos in pencil.
--One small snapshot 3 1/4 x 4 1/4", shows black majorettes performing on a football field.
--Three other photos show groups of African American students, etc., standing on steps in front of the same school(?) building. One large photo of 21 adults and young people measures 9 x 11 and has written on the reverse “Group to Hampton 1929" and also written in pencil is “WINDY WALLACE” (a black player named Windy Wallace played for Iowa in the 1930s). The small photo measures 5 x 7" and is a half-tone photo. The final photo measures 8 x 10 1/2" and shows 19 young African American women, mostly wearing corsages. Perhaps they were members of a homecoming court or something similar. It is marked “Photo by Riley” in the lower right corner.
--The final two photos are also of African American football players. Both these glossy b&w photos have been cut down from larger photographs.
One shows a play run from scrimmage and measures about 5 1/4 x 8". It has on crease along the lower edge. There is an old glue stain on the reverse where it was once pasted into some sort of scrapbook.
The second photo measures about 3 1/4 x 8" and shows a player standing on the sidelines wearing a jacket. There is some crazing on the surface of the photo but no creases. On the back is written (cut off) “Armst . . .” which possibly was “Armstrong” and may have been the name of the high school where all these photos originated. This photo is also marked “Photo by (?) & Riley.” These photos came from the Washington DC / Northern Virginia area.
“In the early part of the 20th century there were only two public high schools for black students in Washington, one of which was Armstrong Manual Training High School. Built in 1902, the school was founded on the educational principles of Booker T. Washington, who advocated industrial, craft, and domestic skills training for African Americans. And Armstrong is where its most famous student, Duke Ellington, studied design and art.
It was not until the addition of a large wing constructed in 1924-1927 that the school added academic subjects. In 1928 it became known as Armstrong High School. From 1946 the building housed the Veterans High School until it became an adult education center in 1964. It was finally closed in 1996.”
All photos are in the pretty good condition shown in scan below. Scan shows all 8 of the photos and enlarged details of two. Most show excellent detail and contrast.
Price= $95.00
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