Dr. John Peoples, Jr. with the Trophy Winning Basketball Team

Creator

Preview

Preferred Citation

"Dr. John Peoples, Jr. with the Trophy Winning Basketball Team" (1975). Photographs. 471.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-wilson-minor-photographs/471

Description

This black and white photograph shows Jackson State University president, Dr. John Peoples, Jr., posing with the trophy winning basketball team for a specialty post of Explorers organized on the Jackson State University Campus. The caption typed below the image states that most of the 41 members of the Post are from Lanier High School, though the Specialty Posts are open to males and females in grades 9-12. In the photograph, Peoples is standing in front holding one edge of the trophy while team members hold the center and right edge. Sixteen young Black men are pictured with Peoples. A row of school desks are seen in front of where the group is gathered.

Contributor(s)

Minor, Wilson F. "Bill"

Subjects

University and colleges; Explorers (Boy Scouts); University presidents; Photographs

Keywords

Jackson State University; Jackson State College; Jackson State University presidents; John Peoples, Jr.; Boy Scout Explorers; High school students; Basketball

Date

1975

Geographic Location

Mississippi

Object Type

image

Format (Original)

photograph

Format (Digital)

JPG

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-80_Minor-Photograph_80-378_001

Physical ID

80-378

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Wilson F. (Bill) Minor Collection, Photographs

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

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