Photograph of Lusia Harris playing basketball for Delta State
date: label: Date
content: 1973-1977
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Lusia Harris-Stewart, American, born 1955
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Delta State University, American, founded 1924
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Lusia Harris playing basketball for Delta State. Harris is pictured in left profile at the center of the image, jumping higher than her opponent just behind her, with the ball at the tip of her outstretched proper right hand. She wears a white jersey, dark green shorts, and white knee high socks with green stripes. Her opponent is dressed in a bright blue uniform jersey and shorts. A referee is right in front of the jumping pair, and Harris’s Delta teammate, number [35], is standing next to the referee with her back to the viewer. Behind the referee is a member of the opposing team, number [11], is a standing looking up at Harris. The audience can be seen sitting on bleachers on the far side of the court. A poster behind the audience is partially visible. The visible part of the poster reads [DELTA].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Basketball
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lusia Harris-Stewart
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.29.5.4
objectType: label: Type
content: chromogenic color prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.3 × 20.3 cm)