One of the annual traditions of Training Camp used to be the Photo Day, where the players would each stage several “action shots” for the team’s official photographers. These photos would then be distributed to media outlets to have on file for future stories (this being before the “everything at your fingertips” internet era).
Shown going through the paces in today’s posting is quarterback Bart Starr. Judging by the visitor’s locker room at the south end of the stadium in the background, this photo must be from the mid-Sixties.
In yesterday’s posting, we talked about the fans being right on the field during practice, and here we can see that they have put up the single wooden rail along the edge of the field to keep the fans where they should be. Note that some of the young boys have slipped through to get closer to the action. The wooden rail shown here is probably the reason Packer fans who show up annually for Training Camp are still referred to as “railbirds.”
The photos that came out of Photo Day were often the overposed, over-the-top pictures that were commonly seen in this era in sports magazines. An example is this shot of Packers’ receiver Gary Knafelc, who went on to be the Lambeau Field P.A. announcer until just a couple of years ago.
