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1930s antique WILBRAHAM ACADEMY ma THAYER HS SPORTS SCRAPBOOK with 2 PHOTOS
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Offered is a substantial 1930s antique New England sports scrapbook measuring approximately 9.5 x 11.25 inches, string-bound in its original dark cloth boards.
This archive documents interscholastic athletics centered on Wilbraham Academy (Wilbraham, Massachusetts) and Thayer High School of Winchester, New Hampshire, with heavy coverage from the mid-1930s (including confirmed 1935 baseball material).
The scrapbook contains dozens upon dozens of mounted original newspaper clippings featuring:
Baseball (extensive box scores and season summaries)
Basketball coverage
Football reports
Prep rivalries (Keene, Hinsdale, Orange, Bellows Falls, etc.)
School civic history including proposed gymnasium addition
A highlight is the inclusion of two original mounted athletic photographs:
• A baseball player in full uniform clearly reading WILBRAHAM across the chest.
• A professional studio athletic portrait bearing the printed credit stamp:
“PHOTO BY BOSWORTH STUDIO – MUST APPEAR WITH THIS PHOTO OR CHARGE WILL BE MADE FOR SALE.”
The Bosworth Studio credit line is significant, indicating press or professional photographic origin rather than casual snapshot material.
Also included is a printed:
“1935 BASEBALL SCHEDULE AND SEASON TICKET – Thayer High School, Winchester, N.H.”
Hundreds of named players appear throughout via full box scores and statistical summaries, making this a rich genealogical and regional research resource.
Condition:
Original boards show age wear and surface scuffing.
Binding intact with cord tie.
Newsprint toned as expected for 1930s material.
Photographs remain mounted.
This is a substantial early 20th-century New England athletic archive appealing to:
Wilbraham Academy alumni
Winchester NH historians
Regional high school sports collectors
Genealogists researching named athletes
New England prep school history collectors
A cohesive and visually impressive multi-school sports scrapbook.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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