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Game Day: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 11/13/2008 - 6:15pm.
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Washington, D.C. "Football. University of Virginia game, 1910." No nosebleed seats at this game. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
Sports in the Old Days
Submitted by MabelNormand on Sun, 11/16/2008 - 12:11pm.
I love seeing old pictures like this. They never seemed to be wearing much padding. Yay for shorpy!
Helmets
Submitted by Brent on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 3:11pm.
Not sure about college regulations, but helmets only became mandatory in the NFL in 1940.
Skillful photographer
Submitted by Unskillful photographer on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 12:07pm.
Wow, whoever took this picture had a phenomenal eye. Not just the tilted frame, but the placement of the pileup and the spacing of the figures in the left half of the screen--it could be a Thomas Eakins photograph, or painting.
Question: was headgear optional in those days? About half the players, including some in the center of the action, are bareheaded.
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