1 25 5 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/ac19812417d1da3b66d5615027c88a22.jpg ccd3cb908b7a6ef32d25d8b36a542f18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Comer Cox Collection Subject The topic of the resource Cox, Comer L. (Comer Lane), 1905-1971 African American baseball players African American athletes African Americans Football players Baseball players Baseball Football High school athletes School sports Athletes Description An account of the resource Comer Cox was born in Athens, Alabama, and lived in Saint Louis, Missouri. He attended Sumner High School, the first school for African Americans west of the Mississippi River. Cox played baseball during the 1930 and 1931 seasons for the Negro National League's Nashville Elite Giants and the Negro Southern League's Cleveland Cubs. Cox later moved to Springfield, Illinois, where he became the director of the Springfield Urban League. Springfield's Comer Cox Park is named for him. <br /><br />Photographs in this collection include images of Comer Cox playing baseball and football at Sumner High School. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photographic print b&amp;w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 6 x 8 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 403760 Comer Cox Collection Title A name given to the resource "Scrapping for Positions" Description An account of the resource Members of the Sumner High School baseball team, including Comer Cox, pose for a photograph. Subject The topic of the resource African American baseball players African American athletes School sports High school athletes Baseball uniforms Baseball players Cox, Comer L. (Comer Lane), 1905-1971 Baseball Athletes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d4237926b3d19d0129e255e1be21067a.jpg 081fe33d7d7b76d301289f017570aaa9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Comer Cox Collection Subject The topic of the resource Cox, Comer L. (Comer Lane), 1905-1971 African American baseball players African American athletes African Americans Football players Baseball players Baseball Football High school athletes School sports Athletes Description An account of the resource Comer Cox was born in Athens, Alabama, and lived in Saint Louis, Missouri. He attended Sumner High School, the first school for African Americans west of the Mississippi River. Cox played baseball during the 1930 and 1931 seasons for the Negro National League's Nashville Elite Giants and the Negro Southern League's Cleveland Cubs. Cox later moved to Springfield, Illinois, where he became the director of the Springfield Urban League. Springfield's Comer Cox Park is named for him. <br /><br />Photographs in this collection include images of Comer Cox playing baseball and football at Sumner High School. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photographic print b&amp;w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 12 x 7 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 403761 Comer Cox Collection Title A name given to the resource Comer Cox Description An account of the resource Comer Cox crouches in a starting position for a photograph while wearing his football uniform. Two players and a goal post are visible over his right shoulder. Subject The topic of the resource Cox, Comer L. (Comer Lane), 1905-1971 African American football players African American athletes High school athletes Football uniforms Football players Football Athletes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1922 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/af01e952a7a9b5ae809920e739228d20.jpg 3aa327cae8627cf819a206171b66da4c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Comer Cox Collection Subject The topic of the resource Cox, Comer L. (Comer Lane), 1905-1971 African American baseball players African American athletes African Americans Football players Baseball players Baseball Football High school athletes School sports Athletes Description An account of the resource Comer Cox was born in Athens, Alabama, and lived in Saint Louis, Missouri. He attended Sumner High School, the first school for African Americans west of the Mississippi River. Cox played baseball during the 1930 and 1931 seasons for the Negro National League's Nashville Elite Giants and the Negro Southern League's Cleveland Cubs. Cox later moved to Springfield, Illinois, where he became the director of the Springfield Urban League. Springfield's Comer Cox Park is named for him. <br /><br />Photographs in this collection include images of Comer Cox playing baseball and football at Sumner High School. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photographic print b&amp;w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 6 x 7 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 403762 Comer Cox Collection Title A name given to the resource Sumner High School Baseball Team Description An account of the resource Four members of the Sumner High School baseball team, including Comer Cox (2nd from left), pose for a portrait behind a display of three baseball bats and a ball. Subject The topic of the resource African American baseball players African American athletes School sports High school athletes Baseball uniforms Baseball bats Baseball players Baseball Cox, Comer L. (Comer Lane), 1905-1971 Athletes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/ff96fbc1d35f5ae189e5f5720bbbc4b3.jpg 030d238d373ae1a0fdaced5a757c9498 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Comer Cox Collection Subject The topic of the resource Cox, Comer L. (Comer Lane), 1905-1971 African American baseball players African American athletes African Americans Football players Baseball players Baseball Football High school athletes School sports Athletes Description An account of the resource Comer Cox was born in Athens, Alabama, and lived in Saint Louis, Missouri. He attended Sumner High School, the first school for African Americans west of the Mississippi River. Cox played baseball during the 1930 and 1931 seasons for the Negro National League's Nashville Elite Giants and the Negro Southern League's Cleveland Cubs. Cox later moved to Springfield, Illinois, where he became the director of the Springfield Urban League. Springfield's Comer Cox Park is named for him. <br /><br />Photographs in this collection include images of Comer Cox playing baseball and football at Sumner High School. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photographic print b&amp;w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 7 x 5 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 403763 Comer Cox Collection Title A name given to the resource "Cap'd Cox" Description An account of the resource Comer Cox, a member of the Sumner High School baseball team, poses for a picture. Subject The topic of the resource Cox, Comer L. (Comer Lane), 1905-1971 African American baseball players African American athletes School sports High school athletes Baseball uniforms Baseball Baseball players Athletes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/366882c8f452ec038abbe56cc0a18d37.jpg 513620ccb30cc35680020f9081222ed3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Comer Cox Collection Subject The topic of the resource Cox, Comer L. (Comer Lane), 1905-1971 African American baseball players African American athletes African Americans Football players Baseball players Baseball Football High school athletes School sports Athletes Description An account of the resource Comer Cox was born in Athens, Alabama, and lived in Saint Louis, Missouri. He attended Sumner High School, the first school for African Americans west of the Mississippi River. Cox played baseball during the 1930 and 1931 seasons for the Negro National League's Nashville Elite Giants and the Negro Southern League's Cleveland Cubs. Cox later moved to Springfield, Illinois, where he became the director of the Springfield Urban League. Springfield's Comer Cox Park is named for him. <br /><br />Photographs in this collection include images of Comer Cox playing baseball and football at Sumner High School. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photographic print b&amp;w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 6 x 6 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 403764 Comer Cox Collection Title A name given to the resource "Cox and Ranki Oh! Boy" Description An account of the resource Comer Cox and "Ranki" flex their arm muscles. Subject The topic of the resource Comer, Cox L. (Comer Lane), 1905-1971 African American men Muscles Athletes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng