Name/Title
North Thurston and Timberline Basketball, Unknown DatesEntry/Object ID
2007-012.D282NDescription
N. Thurston and Timberline Basketball, unknown dates. These seven black and white film negative strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images were created using two different film rolls, so some of the physical numbers on the strips are repeated. For the purposes of this description, these strips will be grouped according to which film roll they originally came from. Each strip will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with their physical number (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b, etc.) to help differentiate between images. The images in group "a" show a boys' high school basketball game between the North Thurston Rams and an unknown team, and the Timberline Blazers and the Tumwater T-Birds. Image 1a shows player 34 for the Rams having just released a jump shot. The scoreboard is visible in the background and it shows that there is 1:25 left in the first period. Image 2a shows a player for the Rams with a jersey number beginning with 1 jumping and making a swatting motion with his right hand. Player 34 for the Rams is visible behind and to the left of the player with a jersey number beginning with 1. Image 3a shows 4-5 players grouped closely together and looking up toward the basket. Player 34 for the Rams is at the center of the group. A referee is in the near foreground on the right-hand side of the image facing away from the camera. Image 4a shows player 22 for the Rams having just released a jump shot. Image 5a shows player 12 for Timberline having just released a jump shot. Near the right-hand edge of the image a large poster is visible hanging on the wall of the gymnasium which reads "T-Bird Special." Image 6a shows player 51 for the T-Birds jumping up to block a shot by Timberline'
s player 44. A referee is visible in the background in the bottom right quadrant of the image. Image 7a shows a Timberline player with a jersey number beginning with 1 having just released a jump shot. A Tumwater player appears to have just missed swatting down the shot. Both players appear to be stumbling. Image 8a shows a Timberline player with a jersey number beginning in 3 having just released a jump shot and player 41 for Tumwater having narrowly missed blocking the shot. Image 9a shows a Timberline player with a jersey number beginning with 3 having just released a jump shot. Player 33 for Tumwater is holding up a hand to defend. Tumwater's player 15 is the player closest to the right-hand side of the screen. Image 10a shows a Timberline player preparing to take a shot. Player 34 for Timberline is standing to the right of the player preparing to take the shot. Image 11a shows a Timberline player having just released a jump shot. Player 43 for the T-Birds just missed blocking the shot, and player 41 for the T-Birds is at the right-hnd edge of the image facing away from the camera. Image 12a shows player 44 about to release a jump shot. Player 51 for Tumwater is jumping up to defend. Image 13a shows a Timberline player with a jersey number beginning with 3 having just released a jump shot. Player 21 for Tumwater is in the foreground facing away from the camera and looking to his right. Image 14a shows player 12 for the Blazers having just released a jump shot. Tumwater's player 43 is at the right-hand edge of the image. Image 15a shows a Blazers player in the foreground looking upward. Players 51 and 43 for Tumwater are on the right-hand side of the image. Image 16a shows a Blazers player having just released a jump shot. Tumwater's player 51 is at the center of the image facing away from the camera. Image 17a shows a player for Tumwater attempting a jump shot or maybe going for a rebound. The scoreboard is visible in the background and shows that there is 1:50 left in the period. The images in group "b" show a boys' high school basketball game between the Olympia Bears and an unknown team, and the North Thurston Rams and a different unknown team. Image 9b shows player 20 for an unknown team jumping up immediately under the basket while facing away from the camera. Player 34 for the Bears is immediately in front of him. Image 10b shows player 32 for the Rams having just taken a shot. Player 10 for the unknown team is jumping up to try and block the shot. Image 11b shows player 20 for the Rams making a freethrow. The scoreboard is visible in the background and shows that there is 6:29 left in the first period. Image 12b shows two players from the unkown team and one from the Rams standing together . The scoreboard shows that there is 6:21 left in the first period. Image 13b shows player 40 for the unknown team and a player from North Thurston fighting over the ball. Image 14b shows a North Thurston player having just released a jump shot. The North Thurston player is almost completely obscured behind player 50 for the unknown team. Image 15b shows players 44 and 50 both defending against a shot by a Rams player wit a jersey number beginning with 5. Image 16b shows player 20 for North Thurston jumping up and hving just passed the ball to a teammate who is outside of the image frame except for his arms. Image 17b shows two players in the near foreground diving for the ball. Image 18b shows player 32 for the Rams having just released a jump shot. Player 10 for the unknown team is watching from behind. Image 19b shows a player for the unknown team on the ground on top of the ball. A player for the Rams is down on one hand and knee and reaching toward the player on top of the ball. Image 20b shows a Rams player with a jersey number beginning with a 4 having just released a jump shot. Player 52 for te unknown team is jumping up immediately in front of him. Image 21b shows player 12 for the Rams having just released a jump shot and a player for the unknown team jumping up to defend.
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
1967 - 1981Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Film Size: 35 mm
Medium: AcetateLexicon
Search Terms
Sports/Basketball, Timberline High School, North Thurston High School, Tumwater High School