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This 1910 photograph shows why the game was originally called basketball – the goal is a large basket mounted on a pole. The schoolgirls playing are not encumbered by long skirts, but are still wearing heavy clothing for such a vigorous sport.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, William Archer Price Collection (PAColl-3057)
Reference: 1/2-000260-G
by William Archer Price
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