Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing members of the Navy football team arriving in Alameda, California, ahead of their season opener against California. Pictured are Reeves Baysinger, Pete Williams, and Dick Scotty with the Navy goat mascot as the team arrived from training on Whidbey Island near Seattle. According to the original AP caption, Scotty attempts to demonstrate to the goat how to charge before the upcoming game. Measures approximately 9" x 8¼". This photograph originated from a large newspaper archive assembled and retained by a Pennsylvania newspaper near Pittsburgh. Original AP caption remains affixed to the mount. Shows age-related wear including edge wear, corner wear, light creasing, mounting remnants, and handling marks from newsroom use and storage. Please see photos.
