[Football player with letter I on sweater holding football in front of Illinois Field] / Bristow Adams. – Vintage Print
![[Football player with letter I on sweater holding football in front of Illinois Field] / Bristow Adams., 1902 — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1b/1b3668086ca8-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with [Football player with letter I on sweater holding football in front of Illinois Field] / Bristow Adams., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Football player with letter I on sweater holding football in front of Illinois Field] / Bristow Adams.
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A young player in a sweater emblazoned with a large letter I stands before Illinois Field, holding a football, in this 1902 color poster. Bristow Adams drew it, and the Potomac Press in Washington, D.C., printed it, which suggests it was meant to publicize college football beyond the campus. Around 1900 the game was still rough and loosely regulated, and Thanksgiving Day games were among its biggest dates, drawing students, alumni and local crowds. Notice the bold lettering and flat blocks of color, which were typical of sports graphics of the period.
| Created / published | 1902 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. K3. 1902. Copyright by the Potomac Press Washington D.C. · United States. Food Administration funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | University of Illinois (System)--Sports--1900-1910. Football players--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,336 × 2,247 px · prints to 4 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-ART-735 |
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