Football team photo, Kentucky School for the Blind

Print, Photographic

Accession Number: 2004.134.45.5

Description: Black-and-white matte; group portrait of the football team at the Kentucky Institution for the Education of the Blind. The students are in three rows; the first row is squatting, the second row is kneeling, the third row is standing. All wear the same football uniform; protective headgear, shoulder and chest pads, long striped socks, and a nose guard hung from neck.

Medium: Photographic Paper

Print Size: 8" (h) x 10" (w)

Date: ca. 1906

Photographer: Not Identified

History/Provenance: Museum obtained a copy from the University of Louisville Photographic Archives, Special Collections. The "eleven" football team was organized in 1905.

Credit Line: (see provenance)

Subjects: Blind children Schools for the blind and visually impaired Football Football players