Thirteen players stand in a diagonal line across open ground, the nearest with his arms folded and others resting hands on the shoulders ahead of them. High-necked jerseys and sweaters, lace-front padded trousers, long stockings and lace-up boots distinguish their football kit. The player at the far end holds a football; a small gabled structure stands in the distance.
The white hand-lettered caption along the lower edge reads “A.H.S. 1912 FOOT BALL TEAM, ATKINSON. NEBR.” The supplied identification expands the initials to Atkinson High School. A separate mark at lower right credits Schultz Photos. The team year, 1912, agrees with the year visible in the reverse postmark.
Mailed from Atkinson to Mr Allan Loomer in Madison, Nebraska, in December 1912, the card retains its green one-cent Franklin stamp. The writer reports on Thanksgiving dinner, comments on the team, and explains the ink cross above the fifth player from the left: “The cross is the one I used to go with.” Neither that player nor the other team members are named.
- Title on card
- A.H.S. 1912 FOOT BALL TEAM, ATKINSON. NEBR. (inscribed)
- Medium
- RPPC
- Subject
- Children, Nebraska, Outdoor Scene, Sports and Games
- Dimensions
- 5.27 × 3.38 in (133.8 × 85.8 mm)
- Condition
- Upper-right corner creased, with a small surface loss. Mottled reddish staining and a short magenta mark on the reverse. The ink cross above one player is explained by the period message. Photograph otherwise clean and card sound.
- Provenance
- Period mailing evidence: sent from Atkinson, Nebraska, to Mr Allan Loomer in Madison, Nebraska, in December 1912. No further ownership history is supplied.
- Catalogue no.
- MRPPC3447
Catalogue details
Location
Atkinson, Nebraska · Atkinson, Nebraska, United States
Photographed subject · Locality (town) · 80% confidence
the card names only the town. Looked up as "Atkinson, Nebraska" → Atkinson, Atkinson, NE 68713, USA. Order tried: caption-town: "Atkinson, Nebraska" → city ✓.
Source: Card caption (town only)
