Photographs found through DPLA

Name: Photographs found through DPLA
Creator: Digital Public Library of America

Football photographs from university archives, state digital libraries, public libraries and the National Archives, 1869-1963, found through the Digital Public Library of America: only items whose rights statement is No Copyright – United States, public domain, CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA, matched to the teams their titles (or subject headings, or the holding school’s own archive) name and, where the date says, the season and game. Each credited to the institution that holds it, with its rights statement (rights gives the statement’s address).

1,619 rows, 1889–⁠1963. Source: Digital Public Library of America (CC0 metadata; images under each item’s rights statement). On the site: Team season pages.

1,619 rows, page 1 of 33. Click a column to sort.

dpla	team	title	date	photo	photo credit	photo license	photo source	rights	provider
0025d394caebeb4c5c418fdeb6c9d782	South Dakota	Harry McFrye	1923-1924	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
00c46409e1ea5c921f2005bc7f7da32e	Chicago	UW vs. Chicago football game	1913; 1914	photo	University of Wisconsin Digital Collections	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Recollection Wisconsin
00c46409e1ea5c921f2005bc7f7da32e	Wisconsin	UW vs. Chicago football game	1913; 1914	photo	University of Wisconsin Digital Collections	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Recollection Wisconsin
01c3e70485cd23e62bccc98e82bac663	Idaho	The big bonfire. Football. University of Idaho.	1915	photo	University of Idaho	Public Domain Mark 1.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/	Northwest Digital Heritage
028397d451966918e86508457825f303	Wisconsin	UW football game	1913; 1914	photo	University of Wisconsin Digital Collections	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Recollection Wisconsin
038e0c0583b8b65e2d6139e79a7ba477	South Dakota	USD vs. Morningside; University of South Dakota versus Morningside	ca. 1903	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
0511a5b848412bbbfc42cd85781cdc9a	Idaho	1902 Football Team	1902	photo	University of Idaho	Public Domain Mark 1.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/	Northwest Digital Heritage
0658a75a2d6ba0ca491a8989087fb89c	Idaho	Idaho vs. Washington State College Football Game [01]	1903	photo	University of Idaho	Public Domain Mark 1.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/	Northwest Digital Heritage
0658a75a2d6ba0ca491a8989087fb89c	Washington State	Idaho vs. Washington State College Football Game [01]	1903	photo	University of Idaho	Public Domain Mark 1.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/	Northwest Digital Heritage
074ba20192396b780e30e4597cbd26f8	South Dakota	Joseph M. Leach	1891	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
08b280426675ef274d79a7b245dc9b17	Georgia	University of Georgia Football Team	1896	photo	Troup County Archives	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Digital Library of Georgia
0b9a74dfb26a1f45ec6cbc0da5387506	Vanderbilt	Price, Charles Eugene	1893 October 24; 1918 September 29	photo	Tennessee State Library and Archives	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Digital Library of Tennessee
0f6d3cf181479bcb73ee70925eff2877	Minnesota	Football Team Photo, 1887	1887	photo	University of Minnesota Libraries	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
0f91a9c2e3c3b7a48bf92b28e13a7ada	South Dakota	Wilfred Chaussee	1923-1924	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
10217120067e97ec3760cbfc08fb770e	Miami	Charley Surratt, University of Miami football player	1943-09-08	photo	University of Miami Libraries	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Sunshine State Digital Network
10a94345180d17514aaa44a679f738ac	Wisconsin	UW football team portrait, 1889	1889	photo	University of Wisconsin Digital Collections	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Recollection Wisconsin
10dc71934174cacd87ad78a14548a63c	South Dakota	Carlyle Hare	ca. 1910	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
128635aca472c1453f2fb69936aaa789	Springfield	Football 1941, Donald Ducharme	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
134f4fdb2f03eede41cb2ebda8f1746d	South Dakota	Football player	1910-1919	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
1819b8c0d843d8b974f22496b7c25feb	South Dakota	Webster Nichols	1923-1924	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
185dbc32fe1dc8fd6aa06ac321011488	Colorado State	Football team	1901	photo	Colorado State University. Libraries	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Plains to Peaks Collective
189b2436dbc62785d0738787b61e2618	Springfield	Football 1941, Thomas Bartlett, Thomas Collins, Joseph Palmieri, Myron Angier, Horace Sansoucy, Robert F. Miller, Karl Kurth, and Paul Rose	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
1902cf5f30c334406503cb4730db10ec	Washington State	Arrival of W.S.C. [Washington State College] Football Team and Rooters at the U.P. [Union Pacific] Depot October 19, 1911	1911-10-19	photo	University of Idaho	Public Domain Mark 1.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/	Northwest Digital Heritage
1d7ecd6d346b0206f5e6060f2b1a8b46	Springfield	Football 1941, physical examination	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
1d986286427adf4e232ce5d3e0fe12a5	Springfield	Football 1941, Co-capt. Kurth	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
1df5a8ceeec8706280a3d7d0c38f321f	Springfield	Football 1941, Horace Sansoucy	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
1ed8725b750faa0c288df761d882a6ef	Idaho	Running play, Idaho – Washington State College Game, October 17, 1913	1913-10-17	photo	University of Idaho	Public Domain Mark 1.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/	Northwest Digital Heritage
1ed8725b750faa0c288df761d882a6ef	Washington State	Running play, Idaho – Washington State College Game, October 17, 1913	1913-10-17	photo	University of Idaho	Public Domain Mark 1.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/	Northwest Digital Heritage
1eeb9ce810ebf40d8d285b5ad879b26b	North Carolina	Kenan Stadium, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina	1915/1930	photo	Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Digital Library of Georgia
1f10768366f95b23faf553b78d19e270	Springfield	Football game against A.I.C. 1941	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
21249a27bc1e338f9424ad9cee659ddb	South Dakota	Wyman	1923-1924	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
214ee512a4f187f1d7eba2db55299e24	South Dakota	Football player	1900-1910s	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
21c0f42e73c6bdb37e2b14570483d05f	South Dakota	Marion Jacobs	1923-1924	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
246f660fc8993f4bb5d0cf0f12df379a	Springfield	Football 1941, Jim Lineberger	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
250a3a6bceba053b33a28b6e845fe6e4	Springfield	Football 1941, Robert DeGroat running with ball	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
25269452b98a39390da7af0e3635968a	Wisconsin	Football varsity squad	1913; 1914	photo	University of Wisconsin Digital Collections	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Recollection Wisconsin
27bc13fc3bb8991a0b5248ddc4a1eb9a	Springfield	Football 1941, Mike (Myron) Angier	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
284c827c056b8934142fafec9f6a4459	Springfield	Football game against A.I.C. 1941	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
29effa5dca1c5b50cc88625b46275ce4	Wisconsin	UW football player	1900; 1919	photo	University of Wisconsin Digital Collections	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Recollection Wisconsin
2a177efdd58960dab887b5036debabc7	Springfield	Football game against A.I.C. 1941	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
2b2a68ed75baa587d894f73cb0803b7b	Springfield	Football game against A.I.C. 1941	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
2be24b6108cb233f04b157588f71bae8	South Dakota	Football player	1910-1919	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
2e126ad5a83a3e19869cb718379f5866	Springfield	Football 1941, Thomas Bartlett, Thomas Collins, Joseph Palmieri, Myron Angier, Horace Sansoucy, Robert F. Miller, Karl Kurth, and Paul Rose	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
2e5e7389e2a4524369d236f33bd260e5	Wisconsin	UW football player	1900; 1919	photo	University of Wisconsin Digital Collections	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Recollection Wisconsin
2e7e50cd444399e338f1610c9e9ccab4	Springfield	Football 1941, Co-Captain Rose	1941	photo	Springfield College Archives and Special Collections	CC BY-SA 4.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	Digital Commonwealth
3467daed22276d08539116ebf188fd7c	South Dakota	Football player	1910-1919	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
3491fb4fff80c07f4316e3968c63dece	South Dakota	Football player	1900-1919	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
38436d799baa0b7a6cf4b1653f7422c1	South Dakota	Football player	1900-1919	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
3c343232be0e1fa7c1158d94856dcd6a	South Dakota	Frank McCormack	ca. 1916	photo	University of South Dakota	No Copyright – United States	source	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/	Minnesota Digital Library
3c71e53d158a29392b2782cf10490391	Idaho	1903 football game between Idaho and Washington State College [03]	1903	photo	University of Idaho	Public Domain Mark 1.0	source	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/	Northwest Digital Heritage

The CSV and JSON hold the rows these filters find, up to 50,000, with the ids that link them to other datasets; the JSON also describes each column.

Columns (12, what each one holds)

Column	Type
`dpla_id`	text	dp.la/item/<id>
`team_id`	whole number	The team’s id; links to its team page
`season`	whole number	The season (the year it began)
`game_id`	whole number	the game, when exactly one fits
`title`	text	the institution’s title
`date`	text	as catalogued
`photo`	text	/media/photos/dpla/<id>.jpg
`photo_credit`	text	the institution that holds it
`photo_license`	text	its rights statement: “No Copyright – United States”, “CC BY-SA 4.0”
`photo_source`	text	the item’s page at that institution
`rights`	text	the rights statement’s URI
`provider`	text	the DPLA hub it came through

How to cite

"Photographs found through DPLA." CollegeFootballDigest, from Digital Public Library of America (CC0 metadata; images under each item's rights statement). https://collegefootballdigest.com/data/dpla-photos. Retrieved October 19, 2026.

Name the original source, Digital Public Library of America, and its license (CC0 metadata; images under each item’s rights statement).