Title

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team, first squad

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Description

A black and white image of the first football squad at Bethune-Cookman University. The squad is standing in a straight line, with their coach farthest to the right. They are wearing matching coats, which have a cat symbol painted on the right shoulder of the sleeve. Some of the players are wearing leather helmets in the style of the time. Many are also wearing knee pads, socks, and shoes. In the back of the image can be seen tall palm trees, as well as an unidentified building. They are posing on the site where the current-day Meigs Hall is located. Pictured from left to right: Richard Shine, Skinner Hutchinson, Norman Thomas, Harold Young, Edward Williams, Harry Alexander, Lanier Booker, Normand Spiker, Edward R. Rodriguez (Mary McLeod Bethune's foster son), Harold Headley, Preston Peterson, Lishon Bozeman, Carl Prince, "Rockie" Lennon, David Boyd, and Coach Leon C. James. The photographer of the image is unknown.

Date

1923

Subjects

Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Football players -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Trees -- Florida -- Photographs; Uniforms -- Photographs; Football -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Coaches (Athletics) -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs

Subject-Personal Names

Rodriguez, Edward

Number of Images

2 images

Side of Image

Front of Postcard

Repository

Bethune-Cookman University

Repository Collection

Bethune-Cookman University Photograph Collection

CFM Storyline

Education

Identifier

DP0001421

Size of Original Image

16 cm. x 25 cm.

Rights Statement

All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact University Archives, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (386) 481-2186. http://www.cookman.edu/academics/library/index.html

Digital Publisher

Electronically reproduced by the Digital Services unit of the University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, 2009.

Funding source

LSTA Grant 2008-2009

Digital Reproduction Specifications

Jpeg2000 images were derived from 400 dpi tiffs scanned on a Kodak i200 series flatbed scanner.

Date Digitized

2009-08

Recommended Citation

"Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team, first squad" (1923). Images of Central Florida. 1317.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1317