Female students playing basketball, Western High School, Washington, DC. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1899
This preserved scene shows Eight girls are posed in basketball positions as one girl aims the ball towards the basket. They wear belted, knee-length outfits and stockings. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Female students playing basketball, Western High School, Washington, DC. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1899
This preserved scene shows Eight girls are posed in basketball positions as one girl aims the ball towards the basket. They wear belted, knee-length outfits and stockings. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Female students playing basketball, Western High School, Washington, DC. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1899
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
Image: Library of Congress | View original catalog record
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