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Item 963: Back-to-Back contest, 1921

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A963. August 13, 1921. Image depicts six men participating in a back-to-back contest, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Three teams of two men, each back-to-back, engage in some sort of race (one member of each team is walking backward). Note the man on the left in the clown costume. Spectators watch in the background. See also Box 6, Folder 2, Item 982. 25 x 20.25 cm.

Dates

  • 1921

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

10.11 cubic feet

Format:

black and white photograph

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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