Massillon - Canton Football Game – Vintage Print
(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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This rare historic photograph captures Massillon - Canton Football Game in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Massillon - Canton Football Game
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Massillon and Canton are neighboring Ohio towns whose football teams met on Thanksgiving Day for years, and in 1906 that rivalry was one of the most closely followed contests in the region. This picture ties the 1906 match to that holiday tradition, when a game between two hometown squads drew crowds, local pride, and newspaper coverage. Football at the time had few rules to limit contact and little protective gear, so games were rough and often became local legend. Look at the picture for how the towns presented themselves through their teams.
| Created / published | c. 1906 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print, gelatin silver, 9.5 x 43 in. |
| Notes | H.F. Peck |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,229 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | OH 1906 Massillon - Canton |
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