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2014.49.014-006-0149
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San Francisco Saints basketball team posing for team photo, Seattle, December 1948
Order an ImageThe San Francisco Saints was a Chinese-American amateur basketball team founded by Father Donald F. Forrester, pastor and director of St. Mary's Chinese Catholic Center/Holy Family Parish in San Francisco's Chinatown. As a member of the Amateur Athletic Union, the team competed against teams throughout California and the United States.
This team photo was likely taken during the second annual "Oriental American Basketball Tournament," which was held at the Seattle University gym in December 1948.
This team photo was likely taken during the second annual "Oriental American Basketball Tournament," which was held at the Seattle University gym in December 1948.
ID Number: 2014.49.014.006.0149
Date: 1948
Creator(s):
Smith, Albert J., Sr., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Al Smith Collection, 2014.49.014.006.0149
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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