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PREP SCHOOL OR MILITARY SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH CIRCA 1894 SHOWING TWENTY YOUNG MEN IN MISMATCHED UNIFORMS SEATED IN FRONT OF VINED PILLARS. ONE HOLDS A LARGE FOOTBALL WITH '96 PAINTED ON IT; A FEW HAVE LETTERS "S" AND "W" ON OPPOSITE SHOULDERS OF THEIR VESTS ONE WITH THE LETTER "M" ON HIS JERSEY AND ONE WITH "SV"; A FEW WITH THE YEARS '94 OR '96 ON THEIR JERSEYS TWO WEARING MILITARY STYLE UNIFORMS. ONE APPEARS ESPECIALLY YOUNG AND SITS IN THE FRONT ROW WEARING A SUIT
189433580np 1894. Framed photograph 10-1/2" x 13-1/2" matted behind glass within ornate gilt frame 21" x 23-1/2". Light wear to surface of photograph. Matting has some spotting. Some wear to frame and small chip to frame edge. Else Very Good. <br /> <br /> The squad is dressed in various football uniforms including laced smock vests over long sleeved shirts caped sweaters and knee length pants. Each of the two young men wearing military style uniforms has a small billed cap. unknown
