BLOWBACK ’07 Gallery

COR ANGLAIS - Known by many names – “horn of angles,” cor anglais, English horn – this instrument from the early 1700s is very close to the one Iris plays that cues the music of “blowback.” (p. 43, BB’07)

CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL QUAD - The quad was the place to hang out. Around the flagpole is the girls-only ground, which Matt invades to meet Tawny. (p. 144, BB’07)

OLD FOOTBALL - This rugby-style ball was America’s football from 1874 to 1934. Easy to kick but hard to pass, it ruled the game for 60 years until the modern ball took over in ’34.

1907 CARLISLE FOOTBALL STARTING 11 - Matt’s varsity teammates: Back row (L-R): Hauser, Exendine, Afraid of a Bear, Gardner - Middle row (L-R): Payne, Aiken, Lubo (Captain), Little Boy, Wauseka - Front row (L-R): Hendricks, Mount Pleasant

THE CHOCOLATE SHOP - The go-to spot in downtown Carlisle, this is where Pop Warner had his “office” in the back booth, and Matt and Tawny share their first kiss. (p. 232, BB’07)

1907 CARLISLE INDIAN FOOTBALL TEAM - In addition to the starting 11, here are the “Hotshots” and “bench riders” Matt plays football with. Notice young Jim Thorpe, 2nd row, 2nd from the left.

POP WARNER - Master of trick plays, the “Old Fox,” along with the Carlisle Indians, invented the modern passing game and a new offense that lives on today in the “wildcat.”

EARLY 1900s FOOTBALL STADIUM - The “gridiron” was marked every 5 yards both ways because of the rules. In 1907, if Matt was hiked the ball, he had to move 5 yards left or right before he could move the ball across the line of scrimmage by running or throwing.

1912 CARLISLE FOOTBALL TEAM WITH THORPE - Jim is the running back farthest right. This Carlisle team beat Army in an historic game. Army’s halfback was Dwight Eisenhower, a future president.

INDIAN FIELD AT THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL - Carlisle often played smaller colleges on this home field. The highbrow Ivy Leagues made the Indians travel to them…must’ve been desperate for home-field advantage.

INDIAN SCHOOL BANDSTAND - When boys and girls were often kept apart, exchanging glances often had to do. On one fateful night, the bandstand is where Matt faces a major decision. (p. 131, BB’07)

GIRLS DORM ATTACHED TO GYMNASIUM - The gym still stands (Thorpe Hall Gymnasium) and was the scene for Indian school socials. It’s where Matt dances with Tawny and Lone Star Dietz! (p. 201, BB’07)

CARLISLE TRAIN “STATION” - No matter how late the Carlisle Indians returned home from a game, win or lose, they were greeted by the band and cheering students in their nightshirts. One of those nights, Matt got a first kiss. (p. 232, BB’07).

BLUMENTHAL’S CLOTHING STORE (under canopy) - Where Carlisle football players went for a proper traveling suit…or a tricked-up football jersey for the famous hidden ball trick against Harvard. (p. 190, BB’07)