The Polars Club basketball team, sponsored by the Emanuel Cohen Center in North Minneapolis. The E. C. C. had no gym: games were played at settlement houses in other parts of the city with gymnasiums. E. C. C. games were played at the Wells Settlement House, which primarily served the North Side Finnish community.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
The photograph shows the Thomson Township (Esko's Lincoln School) boys' basketball team and their coach, from the 1930-1931 season. Those standing are Millard Olson; Emerth Nynas; Fritz Maunu; William Olson; ?; A. D. Smith. Sitting are ?; William Stenman; ? Sarkela; W. Kortesmaki; and ? Esko.
Group portrait of five basketball players. Back row: Paul Doeltz, Class of 1899; Robert Stoddart, Academy. Front row: P.P. Brush, 1901; Roy W. Smits, 1900; Floyd Brown, Academy.
Macalester men's basketball team in street clothes with suitcases, outside of Old Main: Watkins (manager), Holley, Welshons, Coach Burgess, Brownlee, Baldwin, Phillips, and Campbell.
Posed group portrait of Macalester's men's basketball team. First row: Roy Grieg, Class of 1918; Clarence Wilmert, 1917; Ralph Grieg, 1918; Francis Anderson, 1919; and Arthur Whiton, 1918. Second row: Coach Ralph Thacker; Wallace Gibson, 1917; George Taylor, 1920; and Clifford Medcalf, 1920.
Group portrait of six players in uniform and coach posing in a line (left to right) E.W. Johnson, R.N. Bell, W.H. Holley, W.C. Phillips (Captain), E.W. Jahnke, J. Brinks (Manager), and H.O. Burgess (Coach).
The boys basketball team pictured in uniform with their coach. The Emanuel Cohen Center had no gym: games were played at settlement houses in other parts of the city with gymnasiums. E. C. C. games were often played at the Wells Settlement House, which served the North Side's Finnish community.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
From left to right, top row: Coach Bob Wolfson, Jay Ettinger, Ferrell Green and Jay Levitan. Middle Row: Marvin Neiltzer, Sherman Rosenblum, Don Kirtchner and Bert Dahlquist. Front row: Don Kennedy
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Depicted here are the members of the 1947 Esko boys basketball team. In the front row, from left to right, are manager Gerald Reponen, Stanley Gustafson, Curtis Guss, John Manisto, Dick Lovestrand, Armand Johnson, and Coach Les Knuti. In the back row are Merton Pykkonen, Leo Seikkula, Ray Barney, Roy Joki, Ernest McKibbon, and Bob Bergstedt.
This photograph shows the 1940-1941 school year Esko FFA basketball team. The first row has A.L. Winterquist; ? Davidson; ? Koivisto; Reynold Mattson; Bernard Koivisto; In the second row are Lauri Kortesmaki; Les Knuti; J. Joki; Walt Maunu; Ray Maunu; ? Juntti; and Seth Fisher.
Interview with Chris Rainay, local Black basketball legend about his athletic experiences in the Twin Cities and in college and his post-sports career.
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Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota
Interview with Cynthia Wilson, a University of Minnesota women's basketball player from Michigan who was a career long public servant in Parks and Recreation, parent of sons very involved in Minneapolis youth and high school sports.
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Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota
Interview with Derek Reuben, Minneapolis high school basketball standout and co-organizer of 1990s era Ghetto Basketball Association and Inner-City All-Star Classic.
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Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota
Interview with Luke Patterson and Darnell Brantton, leaders of Minneapolis Prep Academy; focus also on Patterson's own experiences as a standout basketball player in the Twin Cities in the 1990s.
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Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota
1930-1931 Lakefield High School Basketball Team. Winners of third place at the District Tournament. Pictured (Top Row): Rambourg (Trainer), Larson (Assistant Coach), Olsen, Bakedahl, Grein, Norgrant, ? (Coach); Bottom Row: Andweson (Center), Manuel (Forward), Shultz (Guard, Captain), Kilen (Forward), Rossow (Guard).