Football players in action before a crowded stadium – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Football players in action before a crowded stadium, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Football players in action before a crowded stadium
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Football in 1916 was a rough, fast-growing pastime, and crowds packed stadiums on holidays like Thanksgiving to watch college teams square off. The game then looked very different from today: players wore leather helmets with few protections, forward passing was still new and limited, and mass formations often produced heavy collisions at the line. Pictures like this one capture the energy of those holiday contests, when the stands filled with spectators and the sport was steadily shaping into the game Americans know now.
| Created / published | 1916 |
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| Original scan | 3,000 × 2,252 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 19488u army navy 1916 |
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