This is a facsimile or duplicate of a photograph of Dr. James A. Naismith holding a peach basket and an old basketball. The photograph may have been taken at the University of Kansas. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645. Springfield College does not hold the original of this photograph. It may have come from the Basketball Hall of Fame or from the University of Kansas.
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