HOBJ0299 Accession Number: HOBJ0299

Description

A game of gridiron football being played by two unidentified teams, in teeming rain. Some of the players are Japanese, as is the referee (right) who is wearing a vertically striped top, light coloured knee-length pants and a cap. The field has become very muddy, and many of the spectators are sheltering under umbrellas.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0299
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
December 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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