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| Via NYPL Digital Collections. Football Team, 1898, at the University of Wisconsin |
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| Via NYPL Digital Collections. Squad of Stuyvesant High School, New York, in Early Training |
So far in this class we have had some serious conversations on what researching through public domains means. We have looked at some very meaningful history and have understood their relevance in the modern day world. That being the case, I want to have some fun and make a remix geared mostly towards current high school students and alumni.
This project will be about high school sports and their history. Essentially it would be a collection of team photos and team sports going as far back as possible. I am unsure of how available this information is in the Digital Collections because I have come up empty handed many times. I found some old photos of Brooklyn Technical High School from 1952 but that does not say much about the school’s sports teams. We would only use photos- and maybe even video is available -of the team posing or in action.
Being that the case I think an idea like this would require us to create our own digital collection. We would have to ask schools to submit any and all team photos that they have and then enter them into an online archive (some examples are provided above). The focus will be mainly on schools that are not so large such as our very own BHSEC. We can reach out to the alumni of high schools who may have photos to share. What this remix will do is provide a trail of footprints for current students to view in addition to being a super fun thing to look at.
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