Records of the Harvard Athletic Association : team photographs, 1868-1947

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Records of the Harvard Athletic Association : team photographs, 1868-1947

1868-1947

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:hua05013

These photographs contain some of the earliest group portraits of Harvard athletic teams. The 19th-century and early 20th-century team photographs appear to be photographic duplicates of earlier photographs. Paper lists of the individuals depicted accompany many of the images.

5 cubic feet (approximately 900 black-and-white 11x14 inch photoprints in 5 flat boxes)

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Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University Archives.

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