Photograph of a girls basketball team, 1904, Crandon High School, Crandon, WI
Title
Photograph of a girls basketball team, 1904, Crandon High School, Crandon, WI
Creator
Description
Posed black and white photograph (5" x 7") mounted on heavy cardboard of the 1904 Crandon High School girls basketball team.
Six players pose in a pyramid shape: one player sits on the shoulders of two standing players, and three players kneel on the floor. The highest player holds a basketball painted with a "C" and "04. All of the players wear uniforms consisting of long sleeve sailor style tops, pleated and split balloon skirts, tights, and low profile shoes. All of the girls wear their hair in the Gibson Girl style.
The middle player kneeling on the floor is identified by the #1. Written below the photograph is "1. Melvina (Riggs) Davis"
Six players pose in a pyramid shape: one player sits on the shoulders of two standing players, and three players kneel on the floor. The highest player holds a basketball painted with a "C" and "04. All of the players wear uniforms consisting of long sleeve sailor style tops, pleated and split balloon skirts, tights, and low profile shoes. All of the girls wear their hair in the Gibson Girl style.
The middle player kneeling on the floor is identified by the #1. Written below the photograph is "1. Melvina (Riggs) Davis"
Date
1904
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Still Image
Subject
Rights
The images in the Forest County Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. digital collections may be downloaded and printed by individuals for personal use, research or teaching purposes, or other "fair use" as defined by U.S. Copyright Law. Please contact the Historical Society to obtain permission for other uses.
Contributor
Reynolds, Jackie
Identifier
2003.03.00.02
Is Part Of
Collection
Citation
Bauter's, Antigo, Wis, “Photograph of a girls basketball team, 1904, Crandon High School, Crandon, WI,” Forest County Local History Archives, accessed May 8, 2024, https://forestwi.omeka.net/items/show/214.