Program for a Booker T. Washington High School football game

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An official program for a football game between Attucks High School in Indianapolis, IN and Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, OK at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa. The program is printed in black ink on a single sheet of orange paper, folded to make four pages. The front of the program reads [Official Program / Attucks High School / Indianapolis / versus / Booker T Washington / High School / Tulsa / Skelly Stadium / Saturday December 1st, 1934]. The back of the program has a black-and-white printed picture of Sammye Hall. Below the picture is two lines of text that reads “Sammye Hall a senior, who has inspired the all vic- / tortious Booker T. Eleven as “Hornets” Queen for 1934.” The inside of the program contains advertisements for businesses in Tulsa. Also included is an insert (2013.79.16b). The insert is made of white paper with text printed in black ink.

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