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Photograph of The "Palace Eagles" Basketball Team

Citation

“Photograph of The "Palace Eagles" Basketball Team,” Madison Historical, accessed October 21, 2025, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2392.

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Description

This photograph shows two rows of young men, with a child holding a basketball centered in the first row. The men are wearing jerseys that show the team name of "Palace Eagles." Two men in casual clothing stand in the second row on each side. The Palace Eagles were a basketball team in Madison County, Illinois.

Transcription

  • front PALACE EAGLES-A.H. Strebler-EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.
  • back 36-A

Source

  • SIUE Archives

Subjects

  • culture
  • Edwardsville
  • sports
  • basketball

Date

Circa 1930

Language

English

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Black and white photographic print
  • jpg

Physical Dimensions

11 x 13 [inches]

Coverage

  • 1930s

Identifier

  • GodfreyPhoto-P-049
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