Photograph

Swedish American Museum

1996/21:2_Front

Name/Title

Photograph

Entry/Object ID

1996/21:2

Description

Team photograph from the Swedish American Athletic Association's soccer team ca. 1920s at 901 Fletcher St., Chicago. In the first-row, center, is Carl Gustav Johnson from Landskrona, Sweden.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Swedish American Athletic Association

Context

The Swedish American Athletic Association (S.A.A.A.) merged the Swedish Gymnastic Club, Eskil Athletic Club of the South Side, and the Scandia Athletic Club of the North Side in 1914. It united men of Swedish descent via athletics and promoted the social and intellectual welfare of its members. Sports included wrestling, boxing, soccer, gymnastics, bowling, and golf. Today, the club hosts an annual picnic and publishes a quarterly newsletter called "The Punching Bag".

Acquisition

Accession

1996/21

Source or Donor

Murphy, Violet

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Violet Murphy

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920 - circa 1929

Time Period

20th Century

Place

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Back.

Transcription

Swedish American Athletic Asoc [sic] chicago 901 Fletcher St Chcicago, ILL center first row Carl Gustav Johnson from Landskrona

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Soccer players, Soccer, Teams, Sports, Group portraits

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Swedish American Athletic Association

Related Places

Place

City

Landskrona

County

Skåne

Country

Sweden

Region

Northern Europe

Continent

Europe

Copyright

Copyright Details

Ownership was legally transferred to the Swedish American Museum per the gift agreement. Certain works may be protected by copyright not governed by the Swedish American Museum.

Restrictions

The collection is open to research with restrictions. The collection contains sensitive and personal information.

Reproductions

Notes

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