Four men playing doubles tennis in Mattapan, Dorchester, Mass., undated

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GUSN

GUSN-172989

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Description

A group of men playing doubles tennis while a boy in knickerbockers watches in Mattapan, Dorchester, Massachusetts. They are playing on a grass court with a tennis net that separates them.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tennis
rackets (sports equipment)
knickerbockers
sports
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

fr. Hadcock neg.coll. / Tennis Conness(or Connors) estate Mattapan. Mass. in Dorchester / Order Jan. 9, 1935.
(handwritten)

Physical Descrption

1 photograph ; 5 x 8 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0390.001

Image Dimensions

5 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Mattapan (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Hadcock, Henry L., 1855-1931 (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

tennis courts

Description Level

Item

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