Harvard - tackling dummy – Antique Wall Art
(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 Harvard - tackling dummy, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Harvard - tackling dummy
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Harvard players work a padded tackling dummy, a stand-in for a ball carrier, so the squad can drill the basic skill of bringing a runner down. The glass negative comes from the Bain News Service, the New York photo agency whose pictures of athletes and public life make up the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress. The record gives no date, but the setting fits the early 1900s, when football was notoriously rough and tackling technique was a major concern. The title comes from unverified agency notes, so the scene is best read as routine practice rather than a specific game.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,779 × 4,229 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-12986 |
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