Name/Title
Basketball, 1977.Entry/Object ID
2007-012.A275NDescription
Basketball, 1977. These eighteen black and white film negative strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images were created using seven different film rolls, so some of the images' physical numbers are duplicated. For the purposes of this description, the strips will be grouped according to which film roll they originally came from. Each group will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with the physical numbers on the strips (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b, etc.) to help differentiate between images. The images in group "a" show a girl's high school basketball game between the Aberdeen Bobcats and the North Thurston Rams. The game appears to have taken place at the Capital High School basketball court, based on a cougar (the Capital mascot) logo visible on the gym wall. Image 13a shows approximately six players looking upward at the ball in the air above them, likely trying to get a rebound. Player 44 for North Thurston is at the center of the image facing away from the camera. Image 14a shows a player for Aberdeen jumping and about to release a jump shot. Players 32 for Aberdeen and 42 for North Thurston are in the foreground facing away from the camera. Image 15a shows a player for North Thurston dribbling the ball. The scoreboard is visible near the top left corner of the image, and shows that there is 5:05 left in the second period. Image 16a shows a player for Aberdeen with a jersey number starting in 2 about to release a shot. Player 34 for North Thurston is in front of the Aberdeen player and facing away from the camera. Image 17a shows player 13 for Aberdeen about to grab a rebound. Player 30 for Aberdeen is at the far right of the image facing toward the ball. Image 18a shows player 30 for Aberdeen preparing to make an overhead pass. The scoreboard is visible in the background and shows that there is 3:33 left in the second period. Image 19a shows a North Thurston player with a jersey number starting in 4 having just released a jump shot. The scoreboard shows that there is 3:15 left in the second period. Image 20a shows player 12 for North Thurston dribbling the ball toward the camera. The scoreboard shows that there is 2:57 left in the second period. Image 21a shows approximately seven players trying to get a rebound. Player 14 for Aberdeen is at the center of the image facing away from the camera. Image 22a shows player 44 having just released a shot. Player 24 for Aberdeen is near the center of the image facing away from the camera, and player 42 for North Thurston is at the right-hand side of the image. Image 23a shows player 12 for North Thurston dribbling. Player 30 for Aberdeen is running behind her, and player 34 for North Thurston is at the right-hand side of the image. Image 24a shows a North Thurston player with a jersey number starting in 2 just releasing a lay-up. Player 30 for Aberdeen is at the right-hand side of the image holding up her right hand. Image 25a shows player 12 for North Thurston facing away from the camera and bent at the waist at the center of the image. Player 30 for North Thurston is immediately behind her, and player 30 for Aberdeen is at the right-hand side of the image facing away from the camera. Image 26a shows player 13 for Aberdeen dribbling the ball and facing away from the camera. The scoreboard shows that there is 0:52 left in the second period. Image 27a shows a player for North Thurston releasing a jump shot. Player 13 for Aberdeen is at the the right-hand side of the image and the scorebaord shows that there is 7:24 left in the third period. Image 28a shows a North Thurston player with a jersey number starting with 2 bending over to reach for the ball with her mouth wide open. The scoreboard shows there is 6:41 left in the third period. Image 29a shows player 30 for Aberdeen looking up in the air and holding her right hand up. Player 13 for Aberdeen is at the left-hand side of the image, and player 20 for North Thurston is at the right-hand side of the image. Image 30a shows player 44 for North Thurston and a player for Aberdeen with a jersey number starting with 3 both jumping up after a rebound. The Aberdeen player is grasping the ball. Player 34 for North Thurston is at the left-hand side of the image. Image 31a shows a player for North Thurston having just released a shot and a player for Aberdeen having tried to block the shot. The scoreboard shows that there is 2:49 left in the third period. Image 32a shows a player for North Thurston having just released a shot and a player for Aberdeen with a jersey number ending in 1 jumping to try and lock the shot. Player 12 for North Thurston is at the right-hand edge of the image. The images in group "b" show a boy's high school baketball game between the Timberline Blazers and the Elma Eagles. This game was played at the Timberline gym. Image 26b shows number 40 for Timberline having just released a shot while numbers 12 and 32 for Elma look on. All three of these players are facing away from the camera. Image 27b shows a player for Timberline coming down with a rebound. Player 30 for Timberline is jumping and turning backward. Players 10 and 22 for Elma are to the left of these two Timberline players. Image 28b shows player 30 for Timberline either about to release a shot or just getting a rebound. Player 32 for Elma is trying to block the shot or get the rebound. Player 34 for Elma is facing away from the camera in the right-hand foreground. Image 29b shows player 40 for the Blazers holding the ball with both hands and turning toward his right. Visible in the background at the bottom of the stands' stairs are a cheerleader and a young man in a striped shirt and a beret. Image 30b shows player 32 for Timberline having just released a jump shot at right, and number 30 for Elma jumping up and reaching to block the shot on the left. Image 31b shows player 40 for Timberline about to release a jumpshot. A player from Elma is reaching up to block the shot, and player 12 for Elma is looking up at the ball. Image 32b shows number 10 for Timberline having just released a jumpshot while faced away from the camera. Player 10 for Elma is trying to block the shot, and player 12 for Elma is standing under the basket. Image 33b shows approximately nine players under the basket while a player on the far side of the group prepares to take a shot. Player 12 for Elma is at the center-bottom of the image, and player 40 for Timberline is at the right-hand side of the image. Image 34b shows a Timberline player having just released a jumpshot while player 12 for Elma attempts to block it. Player 34 for Timberline is at the left-hand side of the image, and player 40 for the Blazers is at the right-hand side of the image. Image 35b shows a blurry shot of player 34 for the Blazers releasing a jump shot and player 22 for Elma reaching up to block it. Image 36b shows a blurry shot of a Timberline player with a jersey number starting in 3 at the center of the image. Visible in the background are a cheerleader and a young man in a striped shirt and a beret. Image 37b shows a player for Elma with a jersey number starting with 2 having just released a jump shot. Players 32 and 40 for Timberline are standing near him. Image 38b shows player 32 for the players attempting to take a shot, but player 22 for Elma is reaching straight out with his right arm to block the shot. Image 39b shows a player for Timberline taking a shot, but a man's head in the near foreground is blocking much of the shot. Image 40b shows a player for Elma having just released a jump shot while player 40 for the Blazers jumps up and tries to block it. Player 34 for Elma is at the right-hand edge of the image. Image 41b shows player 34 for Elma jumping up and preparing to take a shot or having just got a rebound. Player 32 for the Blazers is at the right-hand edge of the screen. Image 42b shows player number 30 for the Blazers about to release a jumpshot and number 34 for Elma trying to block it. Image 43b shows player 34 for the Blazers releasing a jumpshot on the right-hand side of the image. Player 22 for Elma is behind him and reaching out to try and block the shot. Image 44b shows a Timberline player under the hoop about to jump up and attempt a shot. Players 12 and 22 for Elma are immediately behind him. Image 1b shows player 22 for Timberline jumping up to take a jumpshot. Player 22 for Elma is left of the center of the image and facing away fromt he camera. The images in group "c" show a boys' high school basketball game between the Timberline Blazers and the Hoquiam Grizzlies. Image 11c shows player 32 for Hoquiam facing away from the camera with his arms up in the air and his right leg extended out to the side. Player 40 for Timberline is at the right-hand edge of the image. Image 12c shows Hoquiam player 22 facing away from the camera at the center of the image. Image 13c shows a blurry shot of a Timberline player releasing a one-handed jumpshot. Image 14c shows a blurry shot of several players, one of which appears to be reaching out for a rebound. Image 15c shows player 32 for Timberline having just gotten a rebound. The referee is partially visible at the left edge of the image with a whistle in his mouth. Image 16c shows player 24 for Timberline jumping up and attempting a hook shot. Hoquiam's player 40 is jumping up and reaching to try and block the shot. The referee is at the left side of the image. Image 17c shows player 40 for Hoquiam coming down with a rebound. Player 24 for Timberline is at the left-hand side of the image facing away from the camera. Image 18c shows number 24 for the Blazers attemping a jump shot from behind the backboard. Player 10 for Hoquiam is jumping to block it. Image 19c shows a Timberline player with a jersey number starting in 2 attempting a jumpshot while a Hoquiam player with a jersey number starting in 4 tries to block it. The referee is visible at the left-hand side of the image. Image 20c shows a blurry shot of four Timberline players under the basket. One is jumping. The image is cut off on the right-hand side and there is a dark blotchy line along the right-hand edge. The images in group "d" show a girls' high school basketball game between the North Thurston Rams and a team called the Trappers, likely the Fort Vancouver High School Trappers. Image 12d shows a player for North Thurston with possession of the ball while player 30 for the Trappers tries to defend and faces away from the camera. Image 13d shows player 20 for North Thurston preparing to take a shot while player 30 for the Trappers reaches from behind her and tries to block the shot. Image 14d shows four players attempting a rebound. Player 20 for North Thurston is the leftmost of the players shown. Image 15d shows player 22 for North Thurston preapring to take a shot. Player 20 for the Trappers is running in from the left-hand side of the image. Image 16d shows player 20 for North Thurston about to release a jumpshot. Player 30 for North Thurston is at the left-hand side of the image facing toward the camera. Image 17d shows a player for North Thurston about to make a lay-up. Player 44 for North Thurston is at the right-hand side of the image, and the referee is at the left-hand side of the image. Image 18d shows a player from North Thurston with a jersey number ending in 4 holding the ball over her head in preparation to pass. The scoreboard shows that there is 5:59 left in the second period. Image 19d shows one player from each team on the floor, presumably fighting over the ball. The scoreboard shows that there is 4:20 left in the second period. Image 20d shows a player from North Thurston taking a freethrow. Two other players are lined up behind her. Image 21d shows the crowd at the game, and several of the North Thurston players seated in the first row. Image 22d shows player 30 for North Thurston standing at the freethrow line and the ball hanging in the air approximately 3' off the ground.The scoreboard shows that there is 2:12 left in the second period. Image 23d shows number 44 for North Thurston having just released a jump shot. Players 12 and 30 for the Trappers are facing away from the camera in the foreground. Image 24d shows player 12 for North Thurston dribbling down the court in the general direction of the camera. Image 25d shows player 20 from North Thurston dribbling by player 12 for the Trappers. Image 26d shows player 20 for North Thurston holding the ball out toward her right side and appearing to yell something. The referee is at the left side of the image, and a player for the Trappers holding both arms up is at the right-hand side of the image. Image 27d shows a Trappers player with a 2 in their jersey number coming down with a rebound. The scoreboard shows that there is 1:56 left in the third period. Image 28d shows player 42 for North Thurston about to take a shot. North Thurston player 12 is at the left side of the image, while player 10 for North Thurston is at the right-hand side. Image 29d shows Trappers player 44 falling onto the floor. The scoreboard shows that there is 1:01 left in the third period. Image 30d shows player 44 for North Thurston jumping with the ball in both hands. Trappers player 12 is at the center of the image facing away from the camera. Image 31d shows several players trying to get a rebound. Player 12 for the Trappers is at the left side of the image. Image 32d shows a North Thurston player with a jersey number ending in 0 dribbling the ball and facing the right-hand side of the image, The images in group "e" show a boys' high school basketball game between the Timberline Blazers and the Hoquiam Grizzlies. Image 1e shows a Hoquiam player jumping and having missed blocking a shot by a Timberline player. Player 22 for Hoquiam is at the center of the image facing away from the camera. The scoreboard shows there is 6:24 left in the period. Image 2e shows a Timberliner player about to take a jumpshot. Hoquiam player 10 is immediately in front of him. The scoreboard shows 5:33 left in the period. Image 3e shows numbers 14 and 42 for Hoquiam both reaching up and grasping the ball with both hands. Image 4e shows player 24 for the Blazers preparing to take a shot while number 10 for Hoquiam tries to defend. Image 5e shows player 32 for Timberline having just attempted a lay-up. Player 30 for Hoquiam is at the bottom right of the image looking toward the ball. Image 6e shows a player for the Blazers preparing for a shot. Player 34 for Hoquiam is in the right-hand foreground facing away from the camera. Image 7e shows player 24 for Timberline having just released a shot while number 22 for Hoquiam failed to block it. Image 8e shows several players going after the ball. A "Class of '77" emblem is on the gym wall in the top left corner of the image. Image 9e shows player 32 for the Blazers holding up both hands and looking upward while facing away from the camera. He is on the right-hand side of the image. Player 32 for Hoquiam is the leftmost visible player. Image 10e shows the ball on the rim of the basket. Player 40 for Hoquiam is jumping toward the basket. The images in group "f" show a boys' basketball game between the Timberline Blazers and the Olympia Bears. Image 7f shows number 10 for the Blazers having just released a jumpshot. The scoreboard shows that there is 4:30 left in the period. Image 8f shows player 24 for Olympia holding the ball and facing away from the camera. Player 22 and a player with a jersey number ending in 4, both from Timberline, are guarding him. Image 9f shows an Olympia player with a jersey number beginning with 2 crouching and holding the ball with both hands. Players 32 and 30 are facing away from the camera and preparing to run toward the right. Image 10f shows player 30 for the Blazers jumping and preparing to take a shot. The referee is running with the whistle in his mouth at the left-hand side of the image. The images in group "g" show a girls' basketball game between the North Thurston Rams and the Aberdeen Bobcats. Image 11g shows player 12 for North Thurston jumping and preparing to take a shot. The scoreboard shows that there is 3:23 left in the period. Image 12g shows a blurry image of a portion of the basketball court floor and an adjacent wall.
Printed in alternation along one edge of all of these film negative strips is "KODAK SAFETY FILM" and "KODAK TRI X PAN FILM."Made/Created
Date made
1977 - 1977Notes
Film Size: 35 mm
Medium: AcetateLexicon
Search Terms
Sports/Basketball, Capital High School, Olympia High School, Timberline High School, North Thurston High School, Hoquiam High School, Aberdeen High School, Elma High School