Thanks, Alan -- well, we can see now that those are pretty surely not college boys, so that rules that thought out...
bretts, good thought, the closer look does make it appear those are bars and not just architectural decoration, so quite possibly you're right
and it is indeed a prison building... although that seems like rather a lot of windows for a prison, and that lawn with the trees and birdhouse and all
seems a little pastoral for a prison setting... We still think identifying the building will be key to any possible identification of the team...
The "free-form sculpture" can now be clearly seen to be some sort of boiler/ventilation apparatus. The figure seated at its base might be wearing
prison garb. Or military garb. Or just workman's clothes.
The more we can see, the further away we seem to be getting from a positive ID of anything. Also of note, already apparent in the small pic:
there are only 16 players, which seems a few guys short of a minor pro team, and they're wearing two different styles of uniform. Based just on that,
Alan's original surmise that this was a semi-pro club (or even amateur) seems more likely correct, which means it'll be even harder to pin down...
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