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[Football]

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Christopher George

Harold Edgerton, Wes Fesler kicking a football, 1934 (108.1987) Using the simplest of all electrical synchronization methods, Edgerton’s setup lets the football actually take its own picture. As it is kicked, it pushes two wires together to complete a circuit. … Continue reading →

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“Making Footballs Is as Tough as Making Touchdowns”

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Christopher George

Gene Badger, [Alex Grahn cutting leather shapes that will form the sides of a football], 1940 (2013.115.428) First step in the long process is to cut the leather in the proper shape. Alex Grahn, from Sweden, has been doing it … Continue reading →

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Young Football Players

Posted on February 2, 2014 by erinbarnett

Martha McMillan Roberts, Football Game, Mississippi, 1947 (188.1983)

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