$32.50 CAD
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Nice posed photo postcard of the 16-22 y.o. men’s football team taken at Clarion Normal School, teacher college in Clarion Pennsylvania.
At bottom “Football Squad Clarion State Normal School”
On back publisher: THE ALBERTYPE CO. BROOKLYN , N.Y.
Clarion State Normal School (founded 1886) trained teachers for Pennsylvania’s public schools. Athletics—especially football—became a major part of student life by the 1910s
Clarion State Normal School’s football program dates back to the early 1900s, with documented activity by 1902 and continuous development through the 1910s–1930s. The team later evolved into the Clarion State Teachers College and eventually Clarion University’s Golden Eagles football program.
The Albertype Company, Brooklyn, N.Y., one of the most prolific American postcard manufacturers of the early 20th century.
