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Track and Field Photograph Collection, 1900 - circa 1960
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Track and Field Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1900 - circa 1960 (inclusive)19001965
1920-1945 (bulk)19201945 - Quantity
- 0.15 cubic foot, including 158 photographs, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P 010
- Summary
- The Track and Field Photograph Collection depicts track and field and cross country athletes from Oregon State University and other schools participating in athletic events such as long jump (formerly known as the broad jump), high jump, pole vault, discus and shot put, hurdles, and other races and events. The majority of the images depict meets during the 1920s. The track and field program began at Oregon Agricultural College in 1896.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The track and field program began at Oregon Agricultural College in 1896 and claimed its first state title in 1903. Starting in 1913, track meets and practices were held at Bell Field which was also home to Beaver football. The field was named in honor of John Richmond Newton Bell, a local Presbyterian minister active in the school’s athletics boosters. Bell Field was demolished in 1973.
In 1921, the OAC track team made its first appearance at the NCAA championship where they placed 20th; the first individual NCAA champion was OSC pole vaulter Lyle Dickey in 1952. The track and field programs experienced a sort of golden age from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s when Bernie Wagner coached the men’s team. During these years Dick Fosbury, inventor of the Fosbury Flop, won gold in the high jump at the 1968 Olympics held in Mexico City. In 1975, women’s track and field became a varsity sport, producing athletes such as Jodie Huntley, a champion high jumper, long jumper, and two-time bronze medalist in the 1984 Olympics.
Coach Wagner departed from OSU in 1975 and then, due at least in part to financial difficulty, all track and field and cross country programs were dropped at the end of the 1987-88 academic year. After an almost twenty-year hiatus, women’s cross country and track distance events started again in 2004. In 2012, the Whyte Track and Field Center was opened with the intent of bringing back the men’s and women’s track and field teams.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Track and Field Photograph Collection consists of images depicting Oregon State University track and field athletes and events. These include hurdles and high hurdles, high jump, pole vault, discus and shot put, and other races and events. The collection also contains images of training exercises as well as photos of the track team (1900, circa 1920, and 1943) and cross country team (circa 1920). The collection also includes several images of high school athletes as well as athletes from the Universities of Oregon and Washington participating in meets held at Bell Field.
The collection consists primarily of photographic prints; most are photographic postcards or snapshots. Several professionally-made photographs are part of the collection. The collection includes 32 4x5 film negatives and 1 5x7 film negative. Many of the negatives are publicity or promotional shots of individual track athletes. Several of the photographs were made by Hise Studio. One image was made by Sydney Trask.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Track and Field Photograph Collection (P 010), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Track and Field Photograph Collection consists of one series: I. Track and Field Photographs, 1900 - circa 1960. All of the images have been assigned item numbers.
Acquisition Information
The photographs were acquired by the Archives in the 1960s.
Related Materials
Additional photographs of track and field teams and events are available in Harriet's collection as well as the Jerry D. Belcher Collection of Oregon Agricultural College Track Photographs (P 128), Dale Story Scrapbook, and Berny Wagner Scrapbooks. Cross country photographs can be found within the Intercollegiate Athletics Photograph Collection (P 031). The Memorabilia Collection contains extensive documentation on track and field and cross country as well as high jumper Dick Fosbury. More information about track and field and cross country is also available in the Sports Media Guides (PUB 054).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Track and Field Photographs, 1900 - circa 1960Return to Top
Series I consists of photographs depicting track and field and cross country athletes and events.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | P010:001: OAC track athlete, Oliver
Duplicate of P010:006.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:002: Low Hurdles. OAC vs. U of O |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:003: OAC hurdler, Horner |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:004: Javelin thrower, OAC vs. WSC |
May 28, 1921 |
| 1 | P010:005: Low hurdles, OAC vs. U of O |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:006: OAC track athlete, Oliver
Duplicate of P010:001.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:007: OAC track athlete, Kiddle |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:008: "Coleman OAC winning over McDonald U of O in thrilling two mile race."
Duplicate of P010:020.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:009: OAC track athlete, Satterly
Duplicate of P010:036.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:010: High jumper, Draper |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:011: OAC low hurdler, Eichleman |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:012: Low hurdles, OAC vs. U of O |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:013: Five mile race winners, OAC
Portland News third annual five-mile race, 1920, won by OAC.
|
1920 |
| 1 | P010:014: OAC track athlete, Radcliff |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:015: OAC low hurdler, Horner |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:016: "Ross OAC places 2nd broad jump." |
May 21, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:017: "Murphy winning high jump at 6 feet."
Duplicate of P010:024.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:018: OAC cross country runner, Lafky
Duplicate of P010:033.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:019: "Wash-OAC relay race."
Duplicate of P010:021.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:020: "Coleman OAC winning over McDonald U of O in thrilling two mile race."
Duplicate of P010:008.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:021: "Wash-OAC relay race."
Duplicate of P010:019.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:022: OAC track athlete, Casey |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:023: Half mile, Martin, Knifton and Booth |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:024: "Murphy winning high jump at 6 feet."
Duplicate of P010:017.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:025: OAC discus thrower, Cram |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:026: OAC vs. Washington track meet |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:027: OAC broad jumper, Scott |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:028: "Giving Earnhart a rubdown." |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:029: Track athlete, McClanathan |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:030: "Extra winning 100 yd dash" |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:031: U of O hurdler, Extra |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:032: "Earnhart on the table." |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:033: OAC cross country runner, Lafky
Duplicate of P010:018.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:034: OAC track athlete, Jamison |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:035: OAC broad jumper, Ross |
May 21, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:036: OAC track athlete, Satterly
Duplicate of P010:009.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:037: OAC javelin thrower, Tom Louthit |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:038: OAC track athlete, Sims |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:039-P010:042: Washington (WSC) broad jumper, Goss |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:043-P010:044: "Applegate (WSC) winning relay." |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:045: "Charteris (WSC) winning 4 mile." |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:046: Price and Kinney (U of O) |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:047-P010:048: High school meet, Lincoln High athlete, Hunt |
May 15, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:049: High school meet, Jefferson High athlete, Grilley |
May 15, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:050: "At the cross country run, OAC" |
January 17, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:051: Pole vaulter |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:052: High school meet, hurdles print and 4x5 negative
|
circa 1960 |
| 1 | P010:053: Track action scenes 3 prints
Three images have been assigned this item number. One depicts an OSC runner, another the high jumper Bob Elliot, and the third a pole vaulter. The images were used in the Oregon Stater. One of the photographs was made by Hise Studio.
|
1950 |
| 1 | P010:054: OSC runners, Hughes, Dagget and Call 2 4x5 negatives
|
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:055: OSC runners, Peterson and Cherry 2 4x5 negatives
|
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:056: OSC runner, Cherry 2 4x5 negatives
|
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:057: OSC runner, Humphrey 2 4x5 negatives
|
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:058: OSC runner, Hughes 1 4x5 negative
|
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:059: OSC runners, Humphrey, Horton and Laidlaw 2 4x5 negatives
|
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:060: OSC runner, Peterson 2 4x5 negatives
|
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:061: Track events and athletes 2 prints and 8 4x5 negatives
Several prints and negatives have been assigned item number P010:061. One print (circa 1930) depicts a hurdling event; the second print (circa 1920) depicts a finish of the 100-yard dash.. The negatives (circa 1950) are publicity photographs of track athletes posing for shot put, hurdles, javelin and other track and field events.
|
circa 1920-circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:062: OSC track athlete, Hunter 2 4x5 negatives
|
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:063: OSC hurdler, Fors 1 4x5 negative
|
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:064: 1943 Track Team 5x7 negative
First Row: Morice Fredrick Winter, William Graf, Ross Ewing Gearhart, Don B. Malmberg, John Henry Kilbuck, Robert Edward Stevens and Robert Ervin Reiman. Second row: Floyd Franklin Runyan, Alvin Leroy Flake, Jesse J. Truax, William Bradford Waterman, Jack Albert Dudrey, Dean Karl Olson, Ralph Preston Hassman and William Robert Shinn. Third row: Donald Grahm Findlay, Frank Clair Brown, Robert James Blaine, Donald Allen Samuel, Donald Sheldon Grosh, Arthur Lyne Hobart, William Hughes, Cromwell Stewart Norene, Robert Joe Robert Joe and Coach Grant Swan.
|
1943 |
| 1 | P010:065: Don Findlay, Bob Fischer and Coach Grant Swan posing with a chef. |
circa 1945 |
| 1 | P010:066: Track athlete, Hinds |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:067: Alumni Track |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:068-P010:069: Alumni |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:070: Track athlete, Tom Cantine |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:071: Cross country officials |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:072: "Captain Radderly winning over U of W" |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:073: Runner, Heine Anderson |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:074: Runner, Teats |
circa 1940 |
| 1 | P010:075: Race finish
Hinds is pictured.
|
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:076: OSC Javelin thrower, Sutton |
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:077: Individual track and field athletes 7 4x5 negatives and 1 print
These publicity images depict shot putters, long jumpers, high jumpers, hurdlers, and discus thrower, Reiman.
|
circa 1945 |
| 1 | P010:078-P010:087: Track and field athletes |
circa 1920-circa 1940 |
| 1 | P010:088: Hurdlers |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:089: OSC track meet |
circa 1940 |
| 1 | P010:090: High jumper |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:091: Washington track meet, long jumper |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:092: Two athletes with trophy |
circa 1930 |
| 1 | P010:093: Distance runners |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:094: OSC hurdler, Jim Finlay, Sigma Phi Epsilon |
circa 1940 |
| 1 | P010:095: OSC high hurdlers |
circa 1940 |
| 1 | P010:096: Distance runner |
circa 1940 |
| 1 | P010:097: OSC track team
Dog posing with team.
|
circa 1940 |
| 1 | circa 1920 | |
| 1 | P010:099: Cole standing in field partially covered in snow |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:100: Track and Field team
Individuals pictured include Scott Harris, Art Stimson, Harding, Huffman, James Zurcher, Burnaugh, Claude Riddle, Butcher, Cruz, Thompson, Woodcock, Kruse, Lewis, Cathey, W. Trine, Ray Goodrich, Colvig, Redd, B. Burnett, Williams, Palmer, Campbell, Ward, Scott, Hamilton and Davidson.
|
1900 |
| 1 | P010:101: Coach Hal Moe with OSU trackmen Merv Brock, Duane Eby and Lyle Dickey |
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:102: High jumper, Ben Dufresne |
circa 1940 |
| 1 | P010:103: Track team |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:104:
Aerial view of Bell Field
5 copies of published photograph with caption
This is a published image of Bell Field during a meet.
|
circa 1960 |
| 1 | P010:105: "The Aggies," OAC cross country team |
November 20, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:106: Astec House, winning team in cross country run |
January 17, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:107: "Cross country runners before the start of the race, OAC" |
January 17, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:108: Cross country runners
Duplicate of P010:125.
|
November 20, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:109: "To run the big cross country run, OAC" |
January 17, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:110: Start of cross country run |
October 28, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:111: Cross country runners |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:112: Cross country runners |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:113: Cross country runner group shot |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:114: Two individuals doing the "elephant walk" |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:115: Javelin throwers |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:116: OAC long jumper at Eugene |
May 21, 1921 |
| 1 | P010:117: Shot putter |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:118: Relay race |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:119: High jumper |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:120: OAC track meet, low hurdlers |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:121: Pole vaulter |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:122: High jumper |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:123: Crowd at the OAC - Washington meet |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:124: At OAC, hurdlers |
circa 1910 |
| 1 | P010:125: Cross country race
Duplicate of P010:108.
|
November 20, 1920 |
| 1 | P010:126: Long jumper |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:127: High jumper |
circa 1900 |
| 1 | P010:128: Two sprinters poised to begin
Photo by Sydney Trask.
|
circa 1900 |
| 1 | P010:129: Cross country run |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | P010:130: Track or cross country team with trophy |
circa 1940 |
| 1 | P010:131: OSC track athlete sprinting
Photo by Hise Studio.
|
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P010:132: Team workouts |
circa 1940 |
| 1 | P010:133: OSC runner |
circa 1950 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Cross-country running--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Hurdling (Track and field)--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Track and field athletes--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
- Oregon Agricultural College--Track and field.
- Oregon State College--Students.
- Oregon State College--Track and field.
- Oregon State University--Students.
- Oregon State University--Track and field.
Form or Genre Terms
- Film negatives.
- Photographic prints.
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Trask, Sydney. (photographer)
Corporate Names
- Hise Studio. (photographer)
Finding aid prepared by
Megan Guerre.
2013
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