Football Field and Bleachers | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Football Field and Bleachers

Football Field and Bleachers | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View of football field and bleachers from railroad embankment. In the foreground is rubble against a wooden fence. In the middle of the football field a number of men are working with shovels. A wooden fence on the far side separates it from houses in the neighborhood. Numerous piles of lumber are all along the foot of the fence in the field and behind the bleachers, and a scoreboard and ladder are against the fence. Text at foot of photograph reads, "Park Hill Place 9+69 Looking North from Line."
DESCRIPTION
View of football field and bleachers from railroad embankment. In the foreground is rubble against a wooden fence. In the middle of the football field a number of men are working with shovels. A wooden fence on the far side separates it from houses in the neighborhood. Numerous piles of lumber are all along the foot of the fence in the field and behind the bleachers, and a scoreboard and ladder are against the fence. Text at foot of photograph reads, "Park Hill Place 9+69 Looking North from Line."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:98919
Creation Date:circa 1925
Creator Name:Milwaukee Electric, Railway, and Light Co.
City:Milwaukee
County:Milwaukee
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Railroad Commission of Wisconsin formal case files: convenience and necessity, 1905-1931
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:M96-151 PH Box 14
Original Dimensions:10 x 8.125 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Used in the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Rephotography Project. Paired with WHi (Baugnet)11 in PH 6044.

These images were created by the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin as evidence for "determinations of convenience and necessity for railroad and utility installations and alterations." The photographer was standing on the railroad grade or tracks when taking the photo.

SUBJECTS
Neighborhoods
Fences
Men
Athletic fields
Football
Sports facilities
Signs and signboards
Trees
Hats
Work clothes
Dwellings
Implements, utensils, etc.
Ladders
Cities and towns

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Reference Details
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