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International Harvester One Mile Relay

Date: 1913
Description: A runner approacheds the finish line of a one mile relay race between International Harvester employees. The race was won by International Harvester's Hami...
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University of Wisconsin Indoor Track Meet

Date: 02 26 1949
Description: Jim Urquhart crossing the finish line as he sets the annex record for the two-mile indoor run at the University of Wisconsin Athletic Annex, 702 Langdon St...
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University of Wisconsin Triangular Track Meet

Date: 05 21 1950
Description: Don Gehrmann set a new Camp Randall record of 4:11.8 in winning the mile, missed the record by four-tenths of a second in winning the half-mile in 1:52.2, ...
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Big Ten-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Track Meet

Date: 06 20 1950
Description: Don Gehrmann (left), who capped a great career by winning the mile and half mile races at the Big Ten-Pacific Coast intercollegiate track meet held at Camp...
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Boys Participating in High Jump

Date: 06 13 1916
Description: Boys participating in high jump. Original caption reads: "Boys from the various schools of Cook county doing the running high jump at the school festival h...
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New York University Track Meet at Ohio Field

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Description: A New York University hurdle race takes place on the track at Ohio Field. Spectators watch from a grandstand to the right and buildings are visible in the...
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Race At The Cornell University Running Track

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Description: Young men in track uniforms compete in a race around a track at Cornell University. Judges and spectators stand on the grass near the track while addition...
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Girls' Relay Race

Date: 1913
Description: Students and teachers gathered in a field for the girls' relay race at an annual school festival in Belwood Park.
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Madison City Track Meet

Date: 05 07 1954
Description: Participants line up for the 880-yard run at the city track meet held at Madison East High School athletic field.
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Madison City Track Meet

Date: 05 07 1954
Description: Participants cross the finish line of the 880-yard run at the city track meet held at Madison East High School athletic field. Larry Graham of West, right,...
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High Jump

Date: 1932
Description: A boy is caught mid-air in his approach to the high jump. Many other children and adults watch. One man identifiable by the "W" on his sweater is a student...
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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 23 1953
Description: Madison West High school senior Tom Schulz is shown releasing the shot put on his record breaking toss of 56 feet 1 1/2 inches at the state high school tra...
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Allis Grade School Track Meet

Date: 05 12 1961
Description: Starter Steve Barr, center, going over race assignments with two contestants, Neil Dettwiler, Silver Springs School, left, and Steve Temlin, Allis School, ...

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