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1922-23 Venice High School Basketball Team

Citation

“1922-23 Venice High School Basketball Team,” Madison Historical, accessed October 14, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1074.

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Description

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

Subjects

  • education

Date

November 1923

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Language

English

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Black and white photographic print
  • jpg

Coverage

  • Venice, Illinois
  • 1920s

Identifier

  • VHC-P-0003
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