Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Bedouins Football Team |
Description |
Image #1 is a photograph of the members of the 1930 Bedouins football team made up of former high school and college stars. The team was organized to play in a December 6, 1930, Christmas charity game against the Roanoke College squad. The game which was played to a 6 - 6 tie before a crowd of 1500 spectators was halted by dusk. It was played at Maher Field and featured unrestricted substitution. Image #2 reproduces the back of the photo and lists the names of those photographed. Team members Claude Moorman and Jere Bunting were mentioned in news reports of the game but are not pictured. "Chicago", the water boy, is included in the photograph. |
Object ID |
1990.69.964 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1930 |
Year Range from |
1930 |
Year Range to |
1930 |
Subjects |
African Americans Athletes Athletic fields Athletic shoes Athletics Football Football players Footballs Negro Negro man Sports Sports teams Teams, Sports Uniforms |
Search Terms |
Atlantic Fleet Bedouins Black Horse Cavalry Christmas Fork Union Military Academy Maher Field Mercersburg Academy Roanoke Roanoke College Roanoke High School Tennessee Wesleyan University of Georgia University of Richmond University of Virginia Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute Washington & Lee University |
People |
Abbott, Mr. Angell, (Unknown) Bailey, Bill Barnett, Mr. Bevins, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Bunting, Jere Cuddy, Buck Ferguson, Gene Fitzpatrick, Earl Fitzpatrick, Earl Hurt, Mr. Kuyk, Mr. Moorman, Claude Ould, E.H. Pendleton, Buck Robinson, Mr. Sibold, Mr. Sifert, Mr. Smith, Mr. Smith, Red Vest, Mr. Vogel, George I. White, Mr. ? |
Collection |
History Museum Photograph Collection |
Imagefile |
050\199069964.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |