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Spectators in a stadium with flag-draped railing and officers – Antique Wall Art

Spectators in a stadium with flag-draped railing and officers — historic image
Spectators in a stadium with flag-draped railing and officers. Historic image from the Sports collection.

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Step back in time with Spectators in a stadium with flag-draped railing and officers, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Spectators in a stadium with flag-draped railing and officers

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Flags hang along the railing in the foreground, and a row of uniformed officers stands watch over the crowd packed into the stands behind them. The record gives no date, venue or game, so the scene is best read as a general picture of early twentieth-century American football, when large stadiums were filling with fans and police were often posted at the edges of the field to keep crowds in line. Look closely at the faces and clothing in the stands, which show the dress and attention of spectators at a major public event.

Original scan5,154 × 4,153 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference00573u prez wilson at army navy

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