Phillips Andover Academy School Photos - Hinkey / McCormick / Bliss / Upton

 

                                       1888/1889 Philips Andover Academy Student Body

Two very rare, very large, early school photos, from the Ivy feeder school Phillips Andover. The first photo dates c.1888/1889, the second c.1889/1890.

Both photos have well known Yale stars Frank Hinkey, Vance McCormick and Laurie Bliss.

Hinkey played football at Andover in 1889 and 1890 (also baseball in 1891) and football for Yale in 1891, 1892, 1893 and 1894; Captain the last two years, and was a four-time All-American.

L.T. Bliss played football at Andover in 1888 and 1889 as Captain (alongside his brother C.D. Bliss in 1888)(he also played baseball in 1890) and football for Yale in 1891 and 1892. 

McCormick played football at Andover in 1889 (also baseball in 1889 and 1890) and football at Yale in 1891 and 1892 (as Captain). 

Not transitioning to Yale, but rather to Harvard is Joshua Damon Upton, who played football at Andover in 1888 (as well as baseball in 1888 and 1889) and went on to play varsity football at Harvard in 1889, 1890 and 1892 (as well as baseball in 1890, 91,92,93).  In 1892 Upton played against his former Andover schoolmates, Hinkey and McCormick, and both his former Andover teammates  L.T and C.D Bliss, as Yale and Harvard met on November 19^th (Yale winning 6-0).

          From the 1888/1889 school photo, with Hinkey, McCormick, Bliss and Upton identified

                                       1889/1890 Philips Andover Academy Student Body

                                                        Hinkey, from the 1889/1890 photo

                                                   L.T. Bliss, from the 1889/1890 photo

                                                    McCormick, from the 1889/1890 photo

                  1892 Yale Football Eleven with Hinkey, McCormick and Bliss - middle row L to R. Behind Hinkey's right shoulder is Bill Hickok, one of the subjects of the next post.