Rare Fort Worth TX 1909 Maddox Basketball Team Photos Original Sports History For Sale

Rare pair of original mounted photographs from Fort Worth, Texas, featuring an early basketball team posed in matching uniforms around a basketball marked "Maddox '09."

These remarkable images capture a moment from the dawn of the twentieth century and offer a fascinating glimpse into the people, fashion, athletics, and community life of the era. The players are dressed in period basketball uniforms with a prominent "M" displayed on their jerseys, while the basketball itself bears the inscription "Maddox '09," providing a compelling connection to Fort Worth history and inviting further research into the team's origins.

Beautifully mounted on their original presentation boards, these photographs display wonderfully and possess the strong visual character that makes early sporting images so desirable. Whether appreciated as historical photography, Texas ephemera, early basketball imagery, genealogy material, or decorative wall art, they are genuine conversation pieces.

Acquired from a Fort Worth family estate containing numerous early twentieth-century items, these photographs remain together as found and are offered as a pair.

Details:
• Two original mounted photographs
• Fort Worth, Texas provenance
• Basketball marked "Maddox '09"
• Matching team portraits
• Original presentation mounts
• Early twentieth-century photographs
• Sold together

Condition:
Authentic antique condition with age-related wear to the mounts, including edge wear, corner wear, surface marks, and handling wear consistent with more than a century of age. The photographs retain strong visual appeal and display beautifully. Please review all photographs carefully as they are part of the description and depict the exact items you will receive.

An outstanding addition to a collection of antique photography, Texas history, early athletics, local history, genealogy, or Americana.