Photograph of a basketball game at St. Augustine High School
date: label: Date
content: 1960s - 1970s
name: label: Photograph by
content: R.A. Ralph Photographer, American
label: Subject of
content: St. Augustine High School, founded 1951
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: Black & white photograph of a basketball game. This image depicts three students; two in white jerseys and one in a dark colored uniform. One student, wearing a white uniform, dribbles the ball as he runs up the court. He is guarded by a student in a dark uniform with the word "Marlins." In the background is a crowd of people seated on bleachers. On the wall above them is a large banner with the words "PURPLE POWER WILL PREVAIL." On the verso are two stamps, one reads "R.A. RALPH, Photographer/ 1470 N. Claiborne Ave./ New Orleans, LA. 70116." The other stamp is a series of numbers and letters followed by blanks that are filled in by handwriting "12943/ PG_ [141] ___/ POS_ [1] ___/ ID_ [R. Irving] __." There is also a string of letters and numbers "1A58G5D."
place: label: Place captured
content: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Basketball
label: Topic
content: Catholicism
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Religion
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 St. Augustine High School, New Orleans, LA
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.47.9
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver 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: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm)