Connecticut State Basketball Champions, 1927-1928
PhotographerPhotographed by
Charles E. Burrill
(American, 1884 - 1971)
Date1928
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 11 7/8 x 13 7/8in. (30.2 x 35.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
Object number2012.233.240
DescriptionTen young men, most of them wearing long-sleeved jerseys, shorts, and tennis shoes pose for a group photograph. One young man standing in the back row is wearing a suit. The young man seated in the center of the front row is holding a basketball which is inscribed "LEAGUE / STATE / CHAMPS / 27/28" Two silver trophies sit on small stools in the foreground.
NotesSubject Note: The Bristol High School basketball team won the State Championship two years in a row, in 1927 and 1928. (Finlay 3/14/2014)Status
Not on view
