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| Title | Football player Bryce Taylor, Seattle, ca. 1923. |
| Photographer | McBride & Anderson Photographers |
| Date | ca. 1923 |
| Caption | Bryce Taylor attended Franklin High School in Seattle in the early 1920's. From 1924 to 1926 he played guard for the University of Southern California's football team. Taylor, an outstanding African-American athlete, was only 5'9'and 185 pounds. In 1925, he became the first football All-American at the University of Southern California, despite being born without a left hand. |
| Notes | Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride continued to operate a studio in various Seattle locations. In 1932 she partnered with Richard Anderson; they continued to work together until she retired in 1954 due to her failing eyesight. She died in 1965 at the age of 102.
Handwritten on image: Brice [sic] Taylor.
Handwritten on sleeve: Brice [sic] Taylor - Football. |
| Subjects | Football players--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sports--Washington (State)--Seattle; African Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Taylor, Brice |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1974.5923.194 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | McBride & Anderson Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 5 x 7 in.; discolored orange |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
