They say every picture
tells a story. And some tell more than one. In recent years, Asbury
Park Press sports columnist Steve Edelson has scoured the newspaper’s
photo archives, pulling out images for a series of historical
retrospectives chronicling sports at the Jersey Shore. And along the
way, not only have the archival photographs breathed life into the
words, some have taken on a life of their own, telling both a
story—and ultimately, a backstory.
He has shaped his
retrospectives into a talk, illustrated with photos of legendary
Jersey Shore games and athletes that played them. His research,
coupled with his years of experience writing about the regional
sports scene, yield fascinating insights.
Steve has agreed to
present his talk as part of our Speaker Series. Join us 7:15,
Wednesday, August 22 at the Board of Education Building, 163 Monmouth
Rd., Oakhurst. Explore the history of the archival images and see for
yourself how freezing a moment in time can tell way more than a
thousand words.
In 1963, award-winning
photographer Frank Beardsley went to shoot the game at Neptune High
School and got more than he bargained for. He labeled this image on
the back simply as ``The Fight.’’ When the shot was uncovered
more than five decades later, the events of that night and stories of
those captured by Beardsley’s lens came to life once again.
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