Original 1947 Associated Press Wire Photo mounted on black archival paper, measuring approximately 8½ × 8¼ inches overall. The original caption is mounted separately beneath the photograph and identifies Northwestern-Navy backfield players Al McCully, Bill Hawkins, Reaves Baysinger, and Pete William discussing plays during football training at the Navy base on Whidbey Island, Washington. The image captures the squad preparing for the 1947 season while stationed at the Puget Sound naval facility. A scarce postwar college football training photograph from the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper with expected editorial handling wear, age-related toning, and mounted presentation. Please see photos.
