OREp010.xml Guide to the Track and Field Photograph Collection 1900 - circa 1960 Oregon State University Track and Field Photograph Collection Finding aid prepared by Megan Guerre. Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives Research Center 2013
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Finding aid encoded by Megan Guerre. 2013 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives Research Center Special Collections & Archives Research Center
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P 010 Track and Field Photograph Collection 1900 - circa 1960 1920-1945 0.15 cubic foot, including 158 photographs 1 box 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. Materials in English. Historical Note:

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.

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.

Collection is open for research.

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.

Track and Field Photograph Collection (P 010), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

The photographs were acquired by the Archives in the 1960s.

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).

 Trask, Sydney. Oregon Agricultural College--Track and field. Oregon Agricultural College--Students. Oregon State College--Track and field. Oregon State College--Students. Oregon State University--Students. Oregon State University--Track and field. Hise Studio. College students--Oregon--Corvallis. Track and field athletes--Oregon--Corvallis. Cross-country running--Oregon--Corvallis. Hurdling (Track and field)--Oregon--Corvallis. Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis. Film negatives. Photographic prints. Colleges and Universities Sports and Recreation Oregon Corvallis Photographs Series I Track and Field Photographs 1900 - circa 1960

Series I consists of photographs depicting track and field and cross country athletes and events.

 1 P010:001 OAC track athlete, Oliver circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:006.

 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 circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:001.

 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." circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:020.

 1 P010:009 OAC track athlete, Satterly circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:036.

 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 1920

Portland News third annual five-mile race, 1920, won by OAC.

 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." circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:024.

 1 P010:018 OAC cross country runner, Lafky circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:033.

 1 P010:019 "Wash-OAC relay race." circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:021.

 1 P010:020 "Coleman OAC winning over McDonald U of O in thrilling two mile race." circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:008.

 1 P010:021 "Wash-OAC relay race." circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:019.

 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." circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:017.

 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 circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:018.

 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 circa 1920

Duplicate of P010:009.

 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 circa 1960 print and 4x5 negative 1 P010:053 Track action scenes 1950 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.

 1 P010:054 OSC runners, Hughes, Dagget and Call circa 1950 2 4x5 negatives 1 P010:055 OSC runners, Peterson and Cherry circa 1950 2 4x5 negatives 1 P010:056 OSC runner, Cherry circa 1950 2 4x5 negatives 1 P010:057 OSC runner, Humphrey circa 1950 2 4x5 negatives 1 P010:058 OSC runner, Hughes circa 1950 1 4x5 negative 1 P010:059 OSC runners, Humphrey, Horton and Laidlaw circa 1950 2 4x5 negatives 1 P010:060 OSC runner, Peterson circa 1950 2 4x5 negatives 1 P010:061 Track events and athletes circa 1920-circa 1950 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.

 1 P010:062 OSC track athlete, Hunter circa 1950 2 4x5 negatives 1 P010:063 OSC hurdler, Fors circa 1950 1 4x5 negative 1 P010:064 1943 Track Team 1943 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.

 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 circa 1920

Hinds is pictured.

 1 P010:076 OSC Javelin thrower, Sutton circa 1950 1 P010:077 Individual track and field athletes circa 1945 7 4x5 negatives and 1 print

These publicity images depict shot putters, long jumpers, high jumpers, hurdlers, and discus thrower, Reiman.

 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 circa 1940

Dog posing with team.

 1 P010:098 Track athlete, Cole, with weight lifting equipment circa 1920 1 P010:099 Cole standing in field partially covered in snow circa 1920 1 P010:100 Track and Field team 1900

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.

 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 circa 1960 5 copies of published photograph with caption

This is a published image of Bell Field during a meet.

 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 November 20, 1920

Duplicate of P010:125.

 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 November 20, 1920

Duplicate of P010:108.

 1 P010:126 Long jumper circa 1920 1 P010:127 High jumper circa 1900 1 P010:128 Two sprinters poised to begin circa 1900

Photo by Sydney Trask.

 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 circa 1950

Photo by Hise Studio.

 1 P010:132 Team workouts circa 1940 1 P010:133 OSC runner circa 1950