1898 Gallaudet College Football Cabinet

Here is an oversized imperial photo of the 1898 Gallaudet College “Deaf-Mutes” of Washington D.C.  They didn’t let their handicaps hold them back as they were one of the best teams outside of the Ivy leagues during this time.  GC was also responsible for inventing the football huddle so when they played other hearing impaired schools they would not steal their signs.  Also included is a photo from an 1898 issue of Harper’s Weekly.

 

1888 Harvard Varsity Club Photo

This is a beautiful image of the varsity players from the major Harvard sports.  Included are the 1887 Harvard football team led by Captain Holden seen sitting with the football.  Also of Particular note is Arthur Cumnock who is on the varsity as freshman.  He went on to captain the national championship 1890 team and also invented the nose guard.

1879 Princeton university Football cabinet photos

 Here is a G.W. Pach images of the 1879 Princeton football team.  Led by Captain Bland Ballard they went undefeated going 4-0-1 with a tie against Yale.  They were retroactively named national champions.

c. 1896 Denver Athletic Club panoramic team photo

This is the earliest panoramic photo I have seen of a football team.  The photographer signature looks like Rose from Denver with an 1896 date.  I was able to photo match some players with those from the Denver Athletic Club.

1886 Harvard University Football Imperial Cabinet Photo

 Here is a Pach Bros image of the 1886 Harvard football team.  Harvard had struggled out of the gate in the early 1880s.  In 1885 the Harvard administration shut down the team from playing that season due to the violence of the sport.  The team came back with a vengeance in 1886 with a record of 12-2 with its only losses against the powerhouses of Yale and Princeton.  

1886 University of Pennsylvania football imperial cabinet photo

 This is a very attractive large size Gilbert and Bacon team photo of U of Penn from 1886.  They went 9-6-1 playing all the big teams of the day including Princeton twice.

Imperial 1878 Harvard football freshman Notman Cabinet

 This is a very early Harvard football image.  The 82 on their uniforms is for the class of 1882.  This image was taken in 1878.  Many of these players went on to play important roles on the varsity squad from 1878-1881.  One in particular William H. Manning was a 4 year varsity letter winner and 2 year captain of the 1880-1881 team.

William H. Manning