1922-23 Venice High School Basketball Team

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This photograph shows members of the 1922-23 Venice High School basketball team. At the time of this photograph, Venice schools were segregated, so all members of the basketball team were white.

From left to right:
Front row: Larue Baxter, Gus Rhemus, Austin Lewis, William Hormann

Back row: Marvin Dean, Frank Foley, unknown Coach, Lambert Fechte

• Venice History Committee

• education

November 1923

• Venice
• Venice High School Boys Basketball

English

• Photograph

• Black and white photographic print
• jpg

• Venice, Illinois
• 1920s

• VHC-P-0003