Photograph of the 1929 Tuskegee Institute men's basketball team

Object Details

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: George Harold Falkener, American, 1898 - 1984; Earl Maxie, American, 1902 - 1975; Unidentified Man or Men; Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881

Description: A black and white photograph of the 1929 Tuskegee Institute men's basketball team in a black, cardboard mat. There are fifteen boys and two men posing in two rows. Most of the boys are wearing basketball uniforms with dark shorts and white shirts with the word [TUSKEGEE] written on the front of the white tank tops. The player seated in the middle of the bottom row is holding a basketball. The man pictured on the far left side of the photograph is wearing an officer’s military service uniform and the man pictured on the far right side of the photograph is wearing a newsboy cap, medium toned three-piece suit and striped tie. George Harold Falkener is standing in the top row, third player from the right. Earl Maxie is also standing the top row, fourth player from the right. The team in sitting outside with trees and buildings in the background. There is a white inscription on the bottom, right corner of the photograph, a hyphenated name and location. A handwritten note on the back in pencil identifies the class name and date.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme

1929

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 7/8 × 13 1/2 in. (30.2 × 34.3 cm); H x W (Image): 7 3/8 × 9 5/16 in. (18.8 × 23.7 cm)

Place depicted: Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Photographs and Still Images

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Athletes; Basketball; Education; HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities); Men; Photography; Sports

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