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Guide to David "Lefty" Abrams Photographs, 1900-1920

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Title
David (Lefty) Abrams photographs 1900-1920
Subject
Abrams, David, 1895-1982, Irene Kaufmann Settlement (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Central High School (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Carnegie Institure of Technology (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Coffey Club (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Jews--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Jewish education--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Jewish athletics--Basketball--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Description
The photograph collection for David Lefty Abrams includes images from 1900-1920. Many of the photographs depict Abrams posing with his teammates for the Coffey Club basketball and baseball teams and Carnegie Institute of Technology basketball team. Also included in the collection are three family photographs, one with his brother, and a single photograph showing Abrams as a young boy at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement, David Abrams photographs, MSP 0536, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Centr, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania., Howard Abrams, son of David Lefty Abrams gift June 21, 2005 2005.0183 Photographs., Born on April 7, 1895, David Lefty Abrams grew up in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where a significant population of Jewish immigrants resided. He played on the Coffey Club basketball and baseball teams. Organized in 1910, with a mission to promote clean living and clean thinking, the Coffey Club sponsored competitive basketball and baseball teams for young Jewish men. The Coffey Club teams were popular on the court, with a strong and often victorious presence. The Coffey Club would play such teams as Oakmont, Westinghouse, Homestead, and the Buhl Club from Sharon, Pennsylvania., Gift of Howard Abrams., Processed MSP 0536 7/9/2009 T. Rea, Inventory available
Contributor
Abrams, David., Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center (depositor)
Date
1900-1920
Type
Collection, Text
Format
print, photographs, .25 linear ft.
Identifier
oclc:436155883, pitt:US-QQS-msp536
Language
eng
Relation
digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=hswpead;cc=hswpead;rgn=main;view=text;didno=US-QQS-MSP536
Coverage
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/, Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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