University of Washington Stadium Seattle football crowd 1920s - Original Photo

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View University of Washington Stadium Seattle football crowd 1920s - Original Photo with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. The sepia toning and surface suggest an original period print made from the original negative within a few years of the event, consistent with a Type 1 photograph. Given typical practices for team or concession photographs of this era, it was likely printed c1920s as a souvenir or album view. An original 3.5x2.5" antique photo from an album of antique travel photos from UK travelers that we acquired from the estate of the Billie Love Historical Collection. * We always automatically combine orders for shipping, so add as many photos as you’d like to your order! Professionally packaged in a rigid mailer for safe delivery. Photo Overview Panoramic sepia photograph of a packed University of Washington Stadium in Seattle WA during an early American football game, showing thousands of fans in straw hats filling the grandstands around the cinder track while players line up near the goalposts on the dirt field, capturing a vivid game day scene at UW’s original stadium in the 1910s. The original University of Washington Stadium (later Husky Stadium) opened in 1920 on the shores of Lake Washington and quickly became the centerpiece of Pacific Coast Conference football in Seattle. Early games here helped establish the Huskies as a West Coast powerhouse and turned college football Saturdays into major civic events for the city. Own this historic moment in sports history today before another serious Husky fan adds it to their collection first. Text Present Front lower left: "STADIUM - U. OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE" Back: (no visible text, black paper residue from album mount) Print analysis: This is a small sepia photographic print on fiber-based paper, not a postcard, with album paper residue covering most of the reverse. The image content, fashion, and stadium configuration indicate an early University of Washington football game circa early 1920s. The sepia toning and surface suggest an original period print made from the original negative within a few years of the event, consistent with a Type 1 photograph. Given typical practices for team or concession photographs of this era, it was likely printed c1920s as a souvenir or album view. Condition : Photo is in fair to excellent antique condition. Category: Collectibles › Photographic Images › Photographs.