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  1. The book of rules of the game of foot-ball ↗Alcock, Charles W[illiam], 1842- [from old catalog] ed · 1871 · Book · Internet Archive35 p. 18 cm
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    Alcock, Charles W[illiam], 1842- [from old catalog] ed, "The book of rules of the game of foot-ball" (1871). Internet Archive. Published 1871: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1871: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  2. The American inter-collegiate foot-ball rules for 1882 .. ↗American intercollegiate association. [from old catalog] · 1882 · Book · Internet Archivep. cm
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    American intercollegiate association. [from old catalog], "The American inter-collegiate foot-ball rules for 1882 .." (1882). Internet Archive. Published 1882: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1882: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  3. Outdoor sports and pastimes. Correct rules for lawn tennis, base ball, racquets, lacrosse, polo, croquet, cricket, football, curling, quoits ↗Union Pacific railway company. [from old catalog] · 1889 · Book · Internet Archive57 p. 18 cm
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    Union Pacific railway company. [from old catalog], "Outdoor sports and pastimes. Correct rules for lawn tennis, base ball, racquets, lacrosse, polo, croquet, cricket, football, curling, quoits" (1889). Internet Archive. Published 1889: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1889: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  4. U.S. public domain
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    Chadwick, Henry, 1824-1908, "The reliable book of outdoor games. Containing official rules for playing base ball, foot ball, cricket, lacrosse, tennis, croquet, etc" (1893). Internet Archive. Published 1893: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1893: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  5. U.S. public domain
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    Union Pacific railway company. [from old catalog], "Outdoor sports and pastimes. Correct rules for athletics, base ball, bicycling, cricket, croquet, curling, foot ball, golf, hockey, lacrosse, lawn tennis, polo, quoits, racauets" (1896). Internet Archive. Published 1896: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1896: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  6. Spalding's how to play foot ball; ↗Camp, Walter Chauncey, 1859- [from old catalog] ed · 1902 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    Camp, Walter Chauncey, 1859- [from old catalog] ed, "Spalding's how to play foot ball;" (1902). Internet Archive. Published 1902: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1902: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  7. Spalding's how to play foot ball; (1902) (14781250894) ↗Internet Archive Book Images · 1902 · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsIdentifier : spaldingshowtopl02camp ( find matches ) Title : Spalding's how to play foot ball; Year : 1902 ( 1900s ) Authors : Camp, Walter Chauncey, 1859- (from old catalog) ed Subjects : Football Publisher : New York, American sports publishing company Contributing Library : The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor : Sloan Foundation View Book Page : Book Viewer About This Book : Catalog Entry View All Images : All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: The Spalding Champi
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    Internet Archive Book Images, “Spalding's how to play foot ball; (1902) (14781250894)” (1902). Wikimedia Commons. No known restrictions https://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/.

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  8. Spalding's how to play foot ball; (1902) (14803467253) ↗Internet Archive Book Images · 1902 · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsIdentifier : spaldingshowtopl02camp ( find matches ) Title : Spalding's how to play foot ball; Year : 1902 ( 1900s ) Authors : Camp, Walter Chauncey, 1859- (from old catalog) ed Subjects : Football Publisher : New York, American sports publishing company Contributing Library : The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor : Sloan Foundation View Book Page : Book Viewer About This Book : Catalog Entry View All Images : All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Complete with exira
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    Internet Archive Book Images, “Spalding's how to play foot ball; (1902) (14803467253)” (1902). Wikimedia Commons. No known restrictions https://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/.

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  9. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1906 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], "Official foot ball rules .." (1906). Internet Archive. Published 1906: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1906: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  10. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1907 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], "Official foot ball rules .." (1907). Internet Archive. Published 1907: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1907: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  11. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football (1907) (14775718864) ↗Internet Archive Book Images · 1907 · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsIdentifier : officialnational10nation ( find matches ) Title : The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football Year : 1907 ( 1900s ) Authors : National Collegiate Athletic Association. (from old catalog) American Intercollegiate Association. (from old catalog) Subjects : Football Publisher : New York (etc.) National Collegiate Athletic Bureau (etc.) Contributing Library : The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor : Sloan Foundation View Book Page : Book Viewer About This Book : Catalog Entry View All Images : Al
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    Internet Archive Book Images, “The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football (1907) (14775718864)” (1907). Wikimedia Commons. No known restrictions https://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/.

    The Library of Congress lists no known restrictions on it. The licence or statement ↗

  12. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football (1907) (14775744104) ↗Internet Archive Book Images · 1907 · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsIdentifier : officialnational10nation ( find matches ) Title : The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football Year : 1907 ( 1900s ) Authors : National Collegiate Athletic Association. (from old catalog) American Intercollegiate Association. (from old catalog) Subjects : Football Publisher : New York (etc.) National Collegiate Athletic Bureau (etc.) Contributing Library : The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor : Sloan Foundation View Book Page : Book Viewer About This Book : Catalog Entry View All Images : Al
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    Internet Archive Book Images, “The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football (1907) (14775744104)” (1907). Wikimedia Commons. No known restrictions https://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/.

    The Library of Congress lists no known restrictions on it. The licence or statement ↗

  13. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1908 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], "Official foot ball rules .." (1908). Internet Archive. Published 1908: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1908: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  14. The easy umpire ↗crawford, will · 1909 · Picture · Library of Congress1 photomechanical print : offset, color. | Illustration shows a battered diminutive football player labeled "The Plain People" telling President Taft, as an umpire, that a player labeled "Aldrich" for the opposing team is playing a dirty game, breaking the rules and cheating, but Taft never penalizes him for his actions.
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    crawford, will, “The easy umpire” (1909). Library of Congress. U.S. public domain.

    The Library of Congress lists no known restrictions on it. The licence or statement ↗

  15. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1910 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], "Official foot ball rules .." (1910). Internet Archive. Published 1910: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1910: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  16. A digest of the foot ball rules for 1911 ↗Short, Charles Wilkins, 1884- [from old catalog] · 1911 · Book · Internet Archive31, [14] p. 17 cm
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    Short, Charles Wilkins, 1884- [from old catalog], "A digest of the foot ball rules for 1911" (1911). Internet Archive. Published 1911: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1911: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  17. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1912 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], "Official foot ball rules .." (1912). Internet Archive. Published 1912: public domain in the U.S. (published 1930 or earlier)

    Published in 1912: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  18. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1914 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], “Official foot ball rules ..” (1914). Internet Archive. U.S. public domain.

    Published in 1914: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  19. Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide ... ↗National Collegiate Athletic Association , Walter Camp · 1915 · Book · Internet ArchiveBook digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
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    National Collegiate Athletic Association , Walter Camp, “Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide ...” (1915). Internet Archive. U.S. public domain.

    Public domain in the U.S., as its source marks it. The licence or statement ↗

  20. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1916 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], “Official foot ball rules ..” (1916). Internet Archive. U.S. public domain.

    Published in 1916: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  21. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1917 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], “Official foot ball rules ..” (1917). Internet Archive. U.S. public domain.

    Published in 1917: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  22. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1918 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], “Official foot ball rules ..” (1918). Internet Archive. U.S. public domain.

    Published in 1918: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  23. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES: Regulations Governing High School Football Championship Contest, Season of 1922 ↗1922 · Book · Internet Archive"HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES: Regulations Governing High School Football Championship Contest, Season of 1922" is an article from The High School Journal, Volume 5 . View more articles from The High School Journal . View this article on JSTOR . View this article's JSTOR metadata . You may also retrieve all of this items metadata in JSON at the following URL: https://archive.org/metadata/jstor-41310151
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    “HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES: Regulations Governing High School Football Championship Contest, Season of 1922” (1922). Internet Archive. U.S. public domain.

    Published in 1922: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  24. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1922 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], “Official foot ball rules ..” (1922). Internet Archive. U.S. public domain.

    Published in 1922: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  25. Football: How to Play It and How to Understand It ↗J. W. Wilce, M.D. · 1923 · Book · Internet Archive
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    J. W. Wilce, M.D., “Football: How to Play It and How to Understand It” (1923). Internet Archive. U.S. public domain.

    Published in 1923: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  26. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1923 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], “Official foot ball rules ..” (1923). Internet Archive. U.S. public domain.

    Published in 1923: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  27. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · 1924 · Book · Internet ArchivePREMARC/SERLOC merged record
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], “Official foot ball rules ..” (1924). Internet Archive. U.S. public domain.

    Published in 1924: public domain in the U.S. The licence or statement ↗

  28. A digest of the foot ball rules for 1911 ↗Short, Charles Wilkins, 1884- [from old catalog] · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsSubjects: Football
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    Short, Charles Wilkins, 1884- [from old catalog], “A digest of the foot ball rules for 1911”. Wikimedia Commons. U.S. public domain.

    Public domain in the U.S., as its source marks it. The licence or statement ↗

  29. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsPREMARC/SERLOC merged record Subjects: Football
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], “Official foot ball rules ..”. Wikimedia Commons. U.S. public domain.

    Public domain in the U.S., as its source marks it. The licence or statement ↗

  30. Official foot ball rules .. ↗National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog] · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsPREMARC/SERLOC merged record Subjects: Football
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    National collegiate athletic association. [from old catalog], “Official foot ball rules ..”. Wikimedia Commons. U.S. public domain.

    Public domain in the U.S., as its source marks it. The licence or statement ↗

  31. Outdoor sports and pastimes. Correct rules for lawn tennis, base ball, racquets, lacrosse, polo, croquet, cricket, football, curling, quoits ↗Union Pacific railway company. [from old catalog] · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsSubjects: Sports
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    Union Pacific railway company. [from old catalog], “Outdoor sports and pastimes. Correct rules for lawn tennis, base ball, racquets, lacrosse, polo, croquet, cricket, football, curling, quoits”. Wikimedia Commons. U.S. public domain.

    Public domain in the U.S., as its source marks it. The licence or statement ↗

  32. Spalding's how to play foot ball; ↗Camp, Walter Chauncey, 1859- [from old catalog] ed · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsPREMARC/SERLOC merged record Subjects: Football
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    Camp, Walter Chauncey, 1859- [from old catalog] ed, “Spalding's how to play foot ball;”. Wikimedia Commons. U.S. public domain.

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  33. Spalding's how to play foot ball; ↗Camp, Walter Chauncey, 1859- [from old catalog] ed · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsPREMARC/SERLOC merged record Subjects: Football
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    Camp, Walter Chauncey, 1859- [from old catalog] ed, “Spalding's how to play foot ball;”. Wikimedia Commons. U.S. public domain.

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  34. The book of rules of the game of foot-ball ↗Alcock, Charles W[illiam], 1842- [from old catalog] ed · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsSubjects: Football
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    Alcock, Charles W[illiam], 1842- [from old catalog] ed, “The book of rules of the game of foot-ball”. Wikimedia Commons. U.S. public domain.

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  35. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football ↗National Collegiate Athletic Association. [from old catalog] American Intercollegiate Association. [from old catalog] · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsSubjects: Football
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    National Collegiate Athletic Association. [from old catalog] American Intercollegiate Association. [from old catalog], “The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football”. Wikimedia Commons. U.S. public domain.

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  36. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football ↗National Collegiate Athletic Association. [from old catalog] American Intercollegiate Association. [from old catalog] · Picture · Wikimedia CommonsSubjects: Football
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    National Collegiate Athletic Association. [from old catalog] American Intercollegiate Association. [from old catalog], “The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football”. Wikimedia Commons. U.S. public domain.

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  37. U.S. public domain
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    Chadwick, Henry, 1824-1908, “The reliable book of outdoor games. Containing official rules for playing base ball, foot ball, cricket, lacrosse, tennis, croquet, etc”. Wikimedia Commons. U.S. public domain.

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