High school basketball
Title |
High school basketball |
Creator |
Federal Writers' Project |
Subject |
Basketball Basketball players High school athletes Massillon (Ohio)--History High school boys Basketball--1940-1950 Ohio--History--Pictorial works Federal Writers' Project |
Time Period |
1930s 1940s |
Place |
Massillon (Ohio) Stark County (Ohio) Akron (Ohio) Summit County (Ohio) |
Description |
The photograph shows a Massillon High School player, in a white jersey, leaping above several South High School players from Akron, Ohio. The Massillon player, an African-American, is working to pull in a rebound in front of a large crowd on the bleachers of the gymnasium. On the back of the photograph, a typed description reads: "Not a jumping jack, but the white-shirted young man is really up in the air. It's Odel Gillom, Massillon forward, with Alex Ellesin (No. 47) trying to scale the same heights. Massillon beat South, 34-15, to eliminate the Akron team from cage tourney." There is also a had written note reading, "Basketball, Massillon High School vs. South High School, Akron" |
Date of Original |
1937 |
Collection |
Ohio Guide Collection |
Source |
State Archives Series 1039 AV |
Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type |
StillImage |
File Name |
SA1039AV_B13F02_001_001.tif |
Image Height |
6044 |
Image Width |
4817 |
File Size |
87369564 Bytes |
Display File Type |
image/jp2 |
Format |
picture |
Date created |
2011-05-19 |
Date modified |
2015-07-24 |
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