CARLETON COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM

Farmington, MO: 1908. Original Photo Postcard, 9 x 14 cm. Ink caption states the young men posed in uniform in four rows on a front stoop are members of the 1908 Carleton College Foot Ball Team. Upper left corner broken off, slightly affecting the background building image, photo a bit faded at edges. Verso round stamped with the postal date of Dec. 18, 1908, stamped, addressed, and with a short note. The text extends an invitation to a friend to visit. Staining on verso indicating the postcard might have once been pasted in an album. Carleton College in Farmington, Missouri was in existence from 1854 - 1916. It was created by Eliza Carleton a Virginia born educator who started it in a log cabin. Item #69747

Price: $45.00