Name/Title
Basketball, 1977Entry/Object ID
2007-012.B233PDescription
Basketball, 1-5 and 1-26, 1977. These twelve black and white contact print strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. At least four separate film rolls were used in the creation of the images in this sleeve, so some of the physical numbers on the strips are repeated. For the purposes of this description, the strips will be grouped according to which film roll they originally came from, and each of these groups will be assigned a lower-case letter along with their physical number (ex: 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d). Additionally, all of the physical numbers have been cut off of these contact print strips, so they will be referenced by the number of their corresponding film negative strip. The images in group "a" show a boy's basketball game. One of the teams playing are the North Thurston Rams, but the second team has no school name on their jersey. However, the second team maybe be the Shelton Highclimbers based on a sign hanging in the gymnasium which reads "Shelton will be meltin' when the Rams get [last word unreadable]." Based on the date written on the back of these film negatives' corresponding contact prints, these images were captured on 1-5-1977. Image 1a shows several players for both teams going up for a rebound. Player number 51 for the second team is closest to and facing away from the camera. Image 2a shows a player for the Rams with a jersey number ending in "2" having just released a jump shot. Player number 12 for the Rams is at the right side of the frame, and player 13 for the second team is at the left. Image 3a shows player 45 from the second team and a player for the Rams going up for a rebound. Number 33 for the second team is at the right of the frame. Image 4a shows player 52 for the Rams about to take a shot. Player 12 for the Rams is at the left side of the image in the background. Image 5a shows player 30 for the Rams taking a jump shot. Player 33 for the second team is at the center of the image. Image 6a shows player 12 for the Rams taking a jump shot. Player 30 for the Rams is at the left side of the frame in the foreground. Image 7a shows player 34 for the Rams taking a jump shot with his mouth wide open. Player 45 for the second team is falling onto the floor. Image 8a shows the ball bouncing on the ground. Player 15 for the second team is at the center of the image looking toward the ball. Player 24 for the Rams is at the left side of the image. Image 9a shows player 34 for the Rams holding the ball up above his head with both hands. Player 31 for the second team is holding his left arm up and standing in front of number 34. Image 10a shows player 34 for the Rams jumping up for a shot or a rebound. Player 33 for the second team is at the center of the image and player 51 for the second team is at the left side of the frame. Image 11a shows a player from one of the teams taking a long shot from near center court. Player 40 for the Rams is closest to the camera. Image 12a shows number 34 for North Thurston taking a free throw. A referee in a striped shirt is in the foreground. Image 13a shows a player from North Thurston jumping up to take a jump shot. The scoreboard is visible in the background and shows the score to be 37 to 44. Image 14a shows number 33 on the second team dribbling down the court and number 12 from North Thurston running alongside. Image 15a shows a player from North Thurston with a jersey number ending in 4 jumping up to take a shot. Number 45 from the second team is in the background facing away from the camera. Image 16a shows player 13 for the second team facing away from the camera and reaching out with his left arm toward the ball, which is in the air to his left. Player 50 for the Rams is at the left of the frame in the foreground. Image 17a shows a player for the Rams with a jersey number ending in 2 coming down after taking a jump shot. Player 15 for the second team is jumping up with his right arm in the air. Image 18a shows a player for the Rams with a jersey number ending in zero jumping up and about to take a jump shot. Number 15 for the second team is to the left in the background. Image 19a shows player 22 for the Rams holding the ball in the background. The referee is in the foreground facing away from the camera. Image 20a shows player 42 for the Rams standing and holding the ball over his head with both hands. Player 51 for the second team is at the right of the frame holding his left arm up. Image 21a shows player 45 for the second team running away from the camera with both of his arms hanging straight down at his sides. The images in group "b" show four boys in street clothes posing for photos with a basketball. Based on the date written on the back of these film negatives' corresponding contact prints, these images were captured on 1-26-1977. Image 1b shows three boys kneeling and posing for a photo. The boy in the middle is holding the basketball. Images 2b and 3b are almost identical to image 1b. Image 4b is almost identical to the three previous images, but the boy at left has his right hand on his right hip. Image 5b shows a boy in a striped shirt standing and palming a basketball, which he is holding out in front of him. There is a basketball hoop in the background. Image 6b is very similar to image 5b, but the basketball hoop in the background is closer to the boy's head. Image 7b shows the same boy, but he is now kneeling and has just dropped the ball he was palming. Image 8b shows the boy kneeling and again palming the basketball, and his left hand is on his knee. Image 9b is very similar to image 8b, but the boy's left hand is hanging at his side. Image 10b has been cut out of this series, but its corresponding film negative can be viewed in sleeve B 233 N. Image 11b shows three boys standing and posing for a photo. The boy in the center is holding out the basketball toward the camera. Images12b-14b are nearly identical to image 11b. Image 15b shows one of the boys from the previous photo posing solo with a basketball held under his right arm. Image 16b through 18b are nearly identical to image 15b. The images in group "c" show a boys' basketball game. The two teams playing are the Timberline Blazers and the Capital Cougars. Based on the number written on the back of these film negatives' corresponding contact prints, these images were captured on 1-26-1977. Image 23c shows player 22 for Timberline jumping up with the ball in his right hand as though he is about to make a slam dunk. Player 42 for Capital is defending at the center of the image. Image 24c shows player 24 facing away from the camera at the center of the image. The ball is in the air to his right, and player 32 for Timberline is facing the camera at the right side of the image. Image 25c shows player 35 for Capital grabbing the ball, probably as a rebound. Player 30 for Timberline is on the left side of the frame and holding both arms up and back. Image 26c shows player 32 for Timberline about to release a jump shot. Player 21 for Capital is reaching out to block the shot, and is almost touching the ball. Image 27c shows a player for Timberline coming to a stop with the ball in his hands. Numbers 34 and 35 for Capital are visible in the background facing the camera. Image 28c shows a player for Timberline going up for a shot. Players 34, 32, and 42 for Capital are closest to the camera, and facing away from the camera. Image 29c shows a player from Timberline going up to take a shot. Players 35 and 42 from Capital are in the foreground. Image 30c shows player 30 for Timberline jumping up to take a shot. The referee is at the right side of the frame and looking away from the camera. Image 31c shows player 30 from Timberline trying to make a shot while players 24 (or maybe 34) and 35 from Capital closely defend him. Image 32c shows player 24 for Timberline about to take a shot. Players 42 for Capital and 10 for Timberline are visible toward the left of the image. The images in group "d" show a men's basketball game. Some of the players are wearing t-shirts with numbers on them which say "Log Cabin" on the front, some players are wearing tank tops, and some players are shirtless. Based on the dates written on the back of these fom negatives' contact prints, these images were captured on 1-26-1977. Image 34d shows a shirtless player going for a lay-up. A man in a shirt with a number 30 on it is to the left of the person taking the shot, and a man in a shirt with the number 13 is to the right. Image 35d shows a bearded man in a shirt which reads "Log Cabin" taking a jump shot from near the free-throw line. A shirtless man is at the left of the frame. Image 36d shows a shirtless man coming down with a rebound surrounded with several other players. A bearded man in a "Log Cabin" shirt is at the left of the frame. Images 37d shows a man with a mustache in a "Log Cabin" shirt jumping up to make a one-handed shot. A shirtless man is running in front of him and putting his left arm out in front of the man taking the shot. Image 38d shows three shirtless men and four men wearing shirts or tank tops looking up at the basketball, which is high up in the air. Image 39d shows a man in glasses driving toward the hoop. Image 40d shows a man with the number 30 on his jersey taking a shot. Image 41d shows a man with the number 13 on his shirt and a man with no shirt jumping up and touching the ball. Image 42d shows a shirtless man making a shot and a man with a number 10 on his shirt jumping up to try and block the shot. Image 43d shows a man coming down from getting a rebound. A man in a striped referee shirt is partially visible at the left side of the frame.Made/Created
Date made
1977 - 1977Notes
Film Size: 35 mm
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
Search Terms
Sports/Basketball, Capital High School, North Thurston High School, North Thurston Public Schools, Timberline High School