Springfield College Football Team, c. 1892

Item Information

Title:
Springfield College Football Team, c. 1892
Description:
A photograph of the Springfield College Football Team of 1892. Notable alums featured in the photograph are James Naismith and William Morgan. Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891 while a faculty member of Springfield College (then the International YMCA Training School) and is listed as being the captain of the 1892 football team. Also in the picture are (back row L to R) P.S. Page, W.H. Kinnicutt, D.C. Stephens, C.B.F. Wall, Frank Mahan, L.W. Archibald, (middle row L to R) Louis Welzmiller, E.G. Hildner, James Naismith, F.N. Seerley, W.G. Morgan, J.F. Black, (front row L to R) F.H. Foster, J.E. Badger, H.L. Smith, and W.E. Miller. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645 For more information on William G. Morgan see https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/723. This photograph can be found in the oversized collection. It is framed and matted, however just the photograph has been scanned. The mat indicates who and what the photograph is of.
Creator:
Van Norman, George H.
Date:
1891–1892
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College--Sports
Volleyball--History
Basketball--History
Springfield College
Springfield College--Football
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Page, Peirson S.
Kinnicutt, William H.
Stephens, Duncan C.
Wall, Charles F.
Mahan, Frank
Archibald, Lyman W.
Welzmiller, Louis R.
Hildner, Ernest G.
Naismith, James, 1861-1939
Seerley, Frank N.
Morgan, William G.
Black, Jotham F.
Foster, Festus H.
Badger, Jonathan E.
Smith, Harvey L.
Football
Football players
Footballs
Group portraits
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/445
Terms of Use:
Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
football-1892-team-photo