Boulevard School Football Squad, 1917
2025.13.365a
Name/Title
Boulevard School Football Squad, 1917Entry/Object ID
2025.13.365Tags
1910s, 20th Century, Boulevard Neighborhood, Schools, Shaker HeightsDescription
Sepia-toned black-and-white photographs of the 1917 Boulevard football squad with the names of the students and school staff, including Superintendent A. H. Meese, written in the bottom margin. Coach Bell is dressed in a military uniform. Additional notes on verso along with torn pieces of black paper. A handwritten note from donor Robert J. Clark, Class of 1920, reads: "The attached photo is of the first (1917) official Shaker Hts football team. We were over matched with the first and second teams of South, Cathedral Latin, Heights, etc. We furnished our own equipment, and coaching was provided by one of the instructors. At year's end we were given the felt letter "S" to be put on our own sweaters." Names listed include: Robert J. Clark, Robert Wright, [Robert?] Suloff, J. Teare, Mr. Bell, Walter Sayle, Mighton, E. Teare, L. Wright, G. H. Rudolph, Kissack, M. Penty, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Meese, Edmundson, and Kehres.Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Boulevard School, Alfred Hale MeeseSubject Place
Neighborhood
BoulevardCity
Shaker HeightsCounty
Cuyahoga CountyState/Province
OhioCountry
United StatesCategory
Photographs
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