Photograph, Silver gelatin: Ottawa Capital's Minto Cup Championship Lacrosse Team, September 20, 1901
Entry/Object ID
P468
Description
One black and white silver gelatin photograph depicting the eleven members of the Capital's lacrosse team in their uniforms along with then-Mayor James Davidson. They are posed with a silver trophy and eight men in suits. Behind them is a covered grandstand with chairs, several men and women in formal dress are standing in the grandstand looking out over the field. This photograph was taken at the Varsity Oval after the Capitals defeated the Cornwalls by a score of 3 to 2, winning the Minto Cup on September 20, 1901. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York were present at the match.
Made/Created
Date made
1901
Notes
Additional create date: 1901
Support: Paper
Photographic, Cardboard, PHOTOGRAPH, PHOTOGRAPH
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
"Capital Lacrosse // Team-1901, // Guests of Honour // Duke and Duchess of York // P468".
Notes
Written in blue ink on a white rectangular label with a red boarder.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Positive, Direct
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Picture, Picture, Furnishings
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Photograph, Silver gelatin
Dimensions
Height
30.7 cm
Width
35.7 cm
Depth
0.2 cm
Dimension Notes
2017-03-31
Unframed.
Dimension Description
Frame
Dimension Notes
n/a
Research Notes
Notes
Result: Dated
The 1901 Lacrosse championship for the Minto Cup took place at the Varsity Oval on Friday, September 20th, 1901 with play beginning at 3:30pm. The match was played between Cornwall and Ottawa, and was attended by The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, who were on a Royal Visit on Canada at the time. [See "Ottawa Journal" September 21, 1901, pp. 17].
