Sports

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Six circa 1903-1906 photographs of Norfolk, Virginia boys' school sports teams.

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Twelve circa 1937 photographs of Norfolk Tars baseball players at Bain Field. Identified players include Garton del Savio, Mike Dejan, Mickey Witeck, Ed Levy, Archie Allen, Charlie Fallon, Pete Suder, Tommy Holmes, and Johnny Neun.

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Sixteen miscellaneous photographs from approximately 1952 to 1958. The photographs feature a public performance from the Norfolk Musicians Association band and an event held by the Tidewater Anglers Club. Some of the photographs appear to have been taken by the City of Norfolk Department of Parks and Recreation.

Scope and Contents Twenty-four scrapbooks compiled by Fireman William F. Barrett of the City of Norfolk Fire Department in Norfolk, Virginia. The first two scrapbooks include information focusing on the Norfolk Fire Division Band from 1936-1944 and 1947-1949. The third scrapbook consists of information on the Norfolk Fire Department's Fire Prevention Program held in 1948. The remaining scrapbooks primarily consist of newspaper clippings that cover fires, firemen (particularly their deaths), new fire equipment,...

Scope and Contents Photographs from the City of Norfolk Recreation Bureau in Norfolk, Virginia from 1932-1970. Significant sports represented in the collection include baseball, softball, basketball, and football. Recreational activities include annual playground circuses held outside local recreational facilities, seasonal festivals and celebrations, children's and teens' plays, puppet shows, costume contests, and children's and adults' art exhibits. There are also photographs of children playing on slides,...

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Three 1958 Norview High School commemorative items and two mid-1980s Chesapeake Bay Neptunes football souvenir programs. This collection also includes one 1921 panorama of the Allen Baraca Class of the Fourth Street Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Virginia.

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One scrapbook of late-20th century to early-21st century Virginian-Pilot newspaper clippings featuring photographs from various parts of the Hampton Roads region in Virginia. The photographs usually include brief captions and cover the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake. Subject matter includes streets, buildings, transportation, weather, and sports.

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One 1925-1935 sports scrapbook, one circa 1947-1948 notebook of information regarding the Norfolk Fire Department, one map of Cape Henry, Virginia, and photographs taken primarily in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Football programs, two issues of The Spectator, sports-related clippings, and printed ephemera from Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Football and basketball programs from the 1940s-1970s featuring Norfolk, Virginia teams such as the Norfolk Neptunes.