Accession Number: 2015.25.2
Description: Fifty-seven (57) black-and-white photographic prints, some glossy and some matte, show sports activities in which students of the Michigan School for the Blind participated in the 1970s, including wrestling, track and field, cheerleading, and swimming. Photos were taken for use in the school's yearbooks and are described below. Photos 1-10, and 14(?) show tournament photos; MSB hosted the 1974 NCASB (North Central Association of Schools for the Blind) Wrestling/Cheerleading Tournament. .1 - MSB wrestler (l) at tournament, smiling and holding a paper in his right hand, facing MSB wrestling coach Sy Haliczer who is cupping the wrestler's face in his hands; on reverse: "Pg 175 D"; top and right edge cropped; glossy. .2 - Two wrestlers (l), kneeling on wrestling mat with large "M," face the referee who is leaning toward them, flipping a disk to determine top/bottom positions for 2nd period of match at 1974 NCASB wrestling tournament in the MSB gym; hanging on wall are NCASB "Champs" banners of 1963 and 1964 (top left), and an NCASB "The Big Twelve" banner (at right) above the MSB totem pole. Standing in background are Linda Gingery, MSB girls track assistant coach (far left); Dr. Robert Thompson, MSB superintendent (in front of drapes); and Francis Hetherington, MSB principal (at right, in jacket and tie); glossy. .3 - Two wrestlers, one kneeling with hands on mat and the other standing with right hand on other wrestler's back, get into position for 2nd period of match at 1974 NCASB wrestling tournament; referee (right) is leaning in toward them; glossy. .4 - Two wrestlers during match at tournament. Front wrestler (bottom position) has left knee and left hand on mat; other wrestler has both knees on mat and arms around opponent's torso; seated wrestlers and others (some standing, some sitting) on sideline watch the match; on reverse: "Pg 174 A"; glossy. .5 - Cheerleaders in various school uniforms, some standing (left) and cheering and some sitting (right), and a few wrestlers and others at sideline of gym floor during tournament; glossy. .6 - Crowd in bleachers at tournament. Hanging above is a mostly visible banner [N.C.A.S.]"B. Wrestling - Cheerleading Tournament - 1974." Chearleaders in long-sleeve sweaters and pleated skirts are sitting/kneeling in front of the bleachers, and behind them is the PA table where Francis Hetherington, MSB principal, is seated and speaking into a microphone; glossy. .7 - Standing cheerleader (left) leads seated students in cheer. In background, on brick wall behind chairs, hangs a "Sock It To 'Em" banner; glossy. .8 - Wrestlers, most in jackets with "Michigan School for the Blind" on the back, are standing in a huddle, backs to camera, in front of folding chairs in gym. Most are wearing wrestling headgear. On reverse: "181 A"; glossy. 9. - Close-up of three MSB wrestlers in school jackets at tournament; identified: Robert "Bobby" Spear standing (left) with back to camera, and Daryl Castner (bottom right); glossy. 10. - Lou Tutt, MSB assistant wrestling coach, sitting in folding chair at team bench, clapping hands during a match; glossy. .11 - MSB wrestlers paired-off for practice, standing and facing one another with hands touching, practicing a starting position in MSB "big" gym (same gym where tournament was held); all are wearing wrestling headgear; glossy. .12 - Close-up of two MSB wrestlers at practice in MSB "big" gym; bottom wrestler (front) has knees and hands on floor; top wrestler, identified as Bobby Spear, has knees on floor and right arm around the other's torso; glossy. .13 - Close-up of two MSB wrestlers at practice, both on floor with wrestler in bottom position raised up on right forearm, rotating back to reverse his position and escape other wrestler's hold; glossy. .14 - Two wrestlers engage in a match, standing on MSB mat, leaning toward one another, arms overlapping and heads touching, while referee watches (far right) with whistle in mouth; glossy. .15 - Five girls sprinting to finish line on track with guidewires; grass and tall trees in leaf in background; on reverse: "#1"; matte. .16 - Four girl runners at start of a race, each in a separate lane on the track with left hand on guide wires; grass and leafy trees in background; matte. .17 - Two women timekeepers holding stopwatches at finish line on grassy "track" that has guide wires and painted lines; leafy trees in background; on reverse: "1" in circle; matte. .18 - Boys running between guide wires on grass, sprinting to finish line, with spectators along left side and timekeeper at far right; trees and brick school building in background; matte. .19 - Two pairs of tandem-team mile runners race on grass at Ohio State School for the Blind (OSB); each pair consists of a boy who is blind holding the right arm of a visually impaired boy; identified: Daryl Castner, third from left, teamed with another MSB student; trees visible in background; on reverse: "6"; matte. .20 - Three distance runners round a curve on a dirt path at OSB; one boy is in the lead, followed by a tandem team of two boys from MSB; portions of two buildings are visible in background; on reverse: "#3"; matte. .21 - Iowa School for the Blind runner in lead, with four other boys behind him, running on dirt path; third and fourth runner from left are MSB participants; visible in background are two track participants not racing (far left), grass, a car and leafy trees; marked on reverse "#6"; matte. .22 - MSB track athlete Daryl Castner, sitting at center on grass, in warm-up sweats; another track participant lying down (left) and another sitting with back to camera (right); on reverse "#6"; matte. .23 - MSB's Daryl Castner, left hand on guide wire, reaching the finish line of track; another runner several feet behind him in adjacent lane; spectators at left near edge of track; grass and leafy trees in background; on reverse: "Pg 174 c"; matte. .24 - MSB track member Lonnie Woods, sitting back on heels in grass (left), and MSB head track coach Lou Tutt next to him; on reverse: "106 D"; matte. .25 - MSB's Lonnie Woods, standing in shot-put ring on grass, winding up for throw; standing in background are athletes and other individuals; matte. .26 - MSB boy, competing in one-step high jump, clears striped crossbar; landing pit beneath; in background at left sits a student (back to camera) wearing an Ohio School for the Blind jacket; a line of leafy trees in distance; cropping note written on front left of photo; on reverse "#2"; matte. .27 - Four men stretching guide wires to be used by runners on dirt track; grassy field, various buildings, and a line of trees in background; matte. .28 - Three boys in full-standing start position for a race; each in a separate lane on the dirt track, with right hand on a guide wire; two staff(?) members standing behind them; grass, buildings and line of trees in background; on reverse: "Pg. 177 F"; matte. .29 - Runner in full-standing start position on track (far right); another student athlete stands at edge of track (left), facing the runner, with arm in air as if about to signal the runner to start; portions of MSB school buildings in background; glossy. .30 - Girl nearing finish line on track as spectators watch from sideline; grass, portions of buildings and bare trees in background; stamped on reverse: "DD 28," glossy. .31 - Close-up of girl crossing finish line on track; time keeper (far right) with stopwatch in hand is partially visible; athletes and others in background, standing in grassy area adjacent to track; a line of bare trees and parts of low buildings visible; glossy. .32 - Girl, wearing eyeglasses and a "KSB (Kentucky School for the Blind) Girls Track" jersey, crosses the finish line; other kids and three adults are on sideline (left); school building in background; glossy. .33 - Missouri School for the Blind girl, wearing a Mules sleeveless jersey, leading in race on track; four other girls visible behind her in different lanes with guide wires; two school buses (background left) are parked between a high chainlink fence and a brick building; on reverse: "35 - 1976"; glossy. .34 - Six girl runners in starting position on track; four are crouching and two (center) are standing, each in separate lanes; guide wires between some of the lanes; a man standing behind the 2nd runner from left and another man standing behind the runner on far right have a foot on the end of a starting block that those runners are using; chainlink fence, school bus and building in background; on reverse: "38 - 1976"; glossy. .35 - Six girl runners at finish line; Indiana School for the Blind bus at top right, parked by chainlink fence; on reverse: ":38 - 1976"; glossy. .36 - Five girls running in inside lanes of track; spectators standing in grass at right; buildings in background; on reverse: "50 - 1976"; glossy. .37 - Close-up of girl in uniform of crewneck short-sleeved top with horizontal stripes, solid running shorts, knee-high socks with three stripes at top, and striped running shoes, running in inside lane on track; school buses parked in background (right) on opposite side of chainlink fence; portion of building in background (left); on reverse: "50 - 1976"; glossy. .38 - Track atheletes removing sweats in preparation for track events; MSB buildings in background, with multi-storey main building at far right; on reverse: "53 - 1976"; glossy. .39 - Two MSB boys, in crewneck-style short-sleeved jerseys, running tandem in inside lane on track; blind runner holding left arm of visually impaired runner; spectators on grass (right); school buildings and leafy trees in background; on reverse: "34 - 1976"; glossy. .40 - Same runners as above (.39), with another pair of tandem runners gaining on them; on reverse: "34 - 1976"; glossy. .41 - MSB tandem runners above (.40), now in lane 2, being passed in lane 1 by the other pair of tandem runners; on reverse: "34 - 1976"; glossy. .42 - Six boys sprinting on track with guidewires; runner at center is wearing tank-top style jersey with "Kentucky Track" on front; chainlink fence, two parked schoolbuses, and portion of building in background; on reverse: "38 - 1976"; glossy. .43 - Six boys running a close race in separate lanes on track; two school buses parked in background; on reverse: "38 - 1976"; glossy. .44 - Six MSB student atheletes (all boys), with backs to camera, standing in a line between tables at a recognition banquet. A large "M" is on the back of the sweater worn by student at far left; an image of a head with Native American headdress is on the back of school jackets worn by four of the other students; seated at tables in the foreground are students in coats and ties; on reverse: "50 - 1976"; glossy. .45 - Smiling MSB student athelete, in varsity sweater with "78" on the left shoulder, receives a trophy featuring a single-runner sculpture at the top and two smaller runners at the base; on reverse of photo: "50 - 1976"; glossy. .46 - Landing on the raised pit, following a one-step high jump, a boy is airborne and horizontal with left hand touching the pit; a woman wearing a hooded jacket stands at one end of the pit; grass and buildings in the background; on reverse: "50 - 1976"; glossy. .47 - Boy in mid-air during a long jump, arms raised and forward, feet nearing sand pit; spectators in background; on reverse: "50 - 1976"; glossy. .48 - Boy in mid-air during long jump, with arms raised and legs bent; runway and sand pit in foreground; other athletes watching; school buildings in background; on reverse: "50 - 1976"; glossy.on reverse: "53 - 1976"; glossy. .49 - Boy beginning a one-step high jump, left foot in air as he faces the crossbar; number "4-62" and headdress image on the front of his t-shirt; glossy. .50 - Track and field competitors standing on sideline; boy at far right appears to be in the midst of a long jump; leafy tree and buildings in background; glossy. .51 - Boy has landed on his back on the raised pit, following a one-step high jump; his left arm and feet n the air; on reverse: "Pg. 176 F"; glossy (Polaroid instant print). .52 - Boy in shot-put ring winding up to throw, with left arm extended forward and shot, held in right hand, tucked against his neck; in background stands Lou Tutt (2nd from left) and others; on reverse: "2"; glossy. .53 - Girl shot putter nearing release of shot held in her raised right hand; "Shot Put" sign partially visible (center); building in background; glossy. .54 - Two adults (far left) and six students, seated at two dining booths, talking and eating; on reverse: "33 - 1976"; glossy. .55 - Four students sitting together at dining booth, having desserts; on reverse: "33 - 1976"; glossy. .56 - Student (left) receiving an award, ribbon, and handshake from Lou Tutt; on reverse: "activities," partially erased; glossy. .57 - Young swimmer holding a kick board in swimming pool; adult is partially visible at left and has a hand on the edge of the board; glossy.
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: 3.5 (h) x 5 (w) in. (bulk)
History/Provenance: Photographs were donated by Mark Warchol, who attended the Michigan School for the Blind (MSB) from 1974-1977, where he participated on the school's wrestling and track teams and was a member of the MSB yearbook staff. The school maintained the photos for yearbook use and were acquired by Warchol sometime after 1981.
Credit Line: Gift of Mark Warchol in fond rememberance of Bertha "Duey" Joyce, 2015.25
Subjects: Athletes Awards Schools for the blind and visually impaired Sports Students Swimming Track athletics Wrestling
