Track and Field Photograph Collection, 1900 - circa 1960
Predominant Dates: 1920-1945
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.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
ID: P 010
Extent: 0.15 cubic feet
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation: Track and Field Photograph Collection (P 010), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note:
The photographs were acquired by the Archives in the 1960s.
Container List
- Series 1: Track and Field Photographs, 1900 - circa 1960 Add to Shelf
- Series I consists of photographs depicting track and field and cross country athletes and events.
- UnitID: Series I
- Box-Folder 1.1: Photographs Add to Shelf
- Item P010:001: OAC track athlete, Oliver, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:006. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:001
- Item P010:002: Low Hurdles. OAC vs. U of O, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:002
- Item P010:003: OAC hurdler, Horner, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:003
- Item P010:004: Javelin thrower, OAC vs. WSC, May 28, 1921 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:004
- Item P010:005: Low hurdles, OAC vs. U of O, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:005
- Item P010:006: OAC track athlete, Oliver, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:001. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:006
- Item P010:007: OAC track athlete, Kiddle, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:007
- Item P010:008: "Coleman OAC winning over McDonald U of O in thrilling two mile race.", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:020. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:008
- Item P010:009: OAC track athlete, Satterly, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:036. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:009
- Item P010:010: High jumper, Draper, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:010
- Item P010:011: OAC low hurdler, Eichleman, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:011
- Item P010:012: Low hurdles, OAC vs. U of O, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:012
- Item P010:013: Five mile race winners, OAC, 1920 Add to Shelf
- Portland News third annual five-mile race, 1920, won by OAC. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:013
- Item P010:014: OAC track athlete, Radcliff, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:014
- Item P010:015: OAC low hurdler, Horner, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:015
- Item P010:016: "Ross OAC places 2nd broad jump.", May 21, 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:016
- Item P010:017: "Murphy winning high jump at 6 feet.", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:024. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:017
- Item P010:018: OAC cross country runner, Lafky, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:033. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:018
- Item P010:019: "Wash-OAC relay race.", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:021. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:019
- Item P010:020: "Coleman OAC winning over McDonald U of O in thrilling two mile race.", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:008. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:020
- Item P010:021: "Wash-OAC relay race.", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:019. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:021
- Item P010:022: OAC track athlete, Casey, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:022
- Item P010:023: Half mile, Martin, Knifton and Booth, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:023
- Item P010:024: "Murphy winning high jump at 6 feet.", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:017. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:024
- Item P010:025: OAC discus thrower, Cram, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:025
- Item P010:026: OAC vs. Washington track meet, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:026
- Item P010:027: OAC broad jumper, Scott, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:027
- Item P010:028: "Giving Earnhart a rubdown.", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:028
- Item P010:029: Track athlete, McClanathan, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:029
- Item P010:030: "Extra winning 100 yd dash", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:030
- Item P010:031: U of O hurdler, Extra, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:031
- Item P010:032: "Earnhart on the table.", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:032
- Item P010:033: OAC cross country runner, Lafky, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:018. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:033
- Item P010:034: OAC track athlete, Jamison, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:034
- Item P010:035: OAC broad jumper, Ross, May 21, 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:035
- Item P010:036: OAC track athlete, Satterly, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:009. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:036
- Item P010:037: OAC javelin thrower, Tom Louthit, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:037
- Item P010:038: OAC track athlete, Sims, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:038
- Item P010:039-P010:042: Washington (WSC) broad jumper, Goss, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Images are available online: 39, 40, 41, 42
- UnitID: P010:039-P010:042
- Item P010:043-P010:044: "Applegate (WSC) winning relay.", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Images are available online: 43, 44
- UnitID: P010:043-P010:044
- Item P010:045: "Charteris (WSC) winning 4 mile.", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:045
- Item P010:046: Price and Kinney (U of O), circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:046
- Item P010:047-P010:048: High school meet, Lincoln High athlete, Hunt, May 15, 1920 Add to Shelf
- Images are available online: 47, 48
- UnitID: P010:047-P010:048
- Item P010:049: High school meet, Jefferson High athlete, Grilley, May 15, 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:049
- Item P010:050: "At the cross country run, OAC", January 17, 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:050
- Item P010:051: Pole vaulter, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:051
- Item P010:052: High school meet, hurdles, circa 1960 Add to Shelf
- Extent: print and 4x5 negative
- UnitID: P010:052
- Item P010:053: Track action scenes, 1950 Add to Shelf
- 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. Images are available online: 53a, 53b, 53c
- Extent: 3 prints
- UnitID: P010:053
- Item P010:054: OSC runners, Hughes, Dagget and Call, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- Images are available online: 54a, 54b
- Extent: 2 4x5 negatives
- UnitID: P010:054
- Item P010:055: OSC runners, Peterson and Cherry, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- Images are available online: 55a, 55b
- Extent: 2 4x5 negatives
- UnitID: P010:055
- Item P010:056: OSC runner, Cherry, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- Images are available online: 56a, 56b
- Extent: 2 4x5 negatives
- UnitID: P010:056
- Item P010:057: OSC runner, Humphrey, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- Images are available online: 57a, 57b
- Extent: 2 4x5 negatives
- UnitID: P010:057
- Item P010:058: OSC runner, Hughes, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 1 4x5 negative
- UnitID: P010:058
- Item P010:059: OSC runners, Humphrey, Horton and Laidlaw, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- Images are available online: 59a, 59b
- Extent: 2 4x5 negatives
- UnitID: P010:059
- Item P010:060: OSC runner, Peterson, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- Images are available online: 60a, 60b
- Extent: 2 4x5 negatives
- UnitID: P010:060
- Item P010:061: Track events and athletes, circa 1920-circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- 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, and is available online. The negatives (circa 1950) are publicity photographs of track athletes posing for shot put, hurdles, javelin and other track and field events. Images are available online: 61, 61b, 61c, 61d, 61e, 61f, 61g, 61h, 61i, 61j, 61k
- Extent: 2 prints and 8 4x5 negatives
- UnitID: P010:061
- Item P010:062: OSC track athlete, Hunter, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 2 4x5 negatives
- UnitID: P010:062
- Item P010:063: OSC hurdler, Fors, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 1 4x5 negative
- UnitID: P010:063
- Item P010:064: 1943 Track Team, 1943 Add to Shelf
- 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. Image is available online.
- Extent: 5x7 negative
- UnitID: P010:064
- Item P010:065: Don Findlay, Bob Fischer and Coach Grant Swan posing with a chef., circa 1945 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:065
- Item P010:066: Track athlete, Hinds, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:066
- Item P010:067: Alumni Track, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:067
- Item P010:068-P010:069: Alumni, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Images are available online: 68, 69
- UnitID: P010:068-P010:069
- Item P010:070: Track athlete, Tom Cantine, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:070
- Item P010:071: Cross country officials, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:071
- Item P010:072: "Captain Radderly winning over U of W", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:072
- Item P010:073: Runner, Heine Anderson, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:073
- Item P010:074: Runner, Teats, circa 1940 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:074
- Item P010:075: Race finish, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- Hinds is pictured. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:075
- Item P010:076: OSC Javelin thrower, Sutton, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:076
- Item P010:077: Individual track and field athletes, circa 1945 Add to Shelf
- These publicity images depict shot putters, long jumpers, high jumpers, hurdlers, and discus thrower, Reiman. Images are available online: 77a, 77b, 77c, 77d, 77e, 77f, 77g, 77h
- Extent: 7 4x5 negatives and 1 print
- UnitID: P010:077
- Item P010:078-P010:87: Track and field athletes, circa 1920-circa 1940 Add to Shelf
- Images are available online: 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87
- UnitID: P010:078-P010:087
- Item P010:088: Hurdlers, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:088
- Item P010:089: OSC track meet, circa 1940 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:089
- Item P010:090: High jumper, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:090
- Item P010:091: Washington track meet, long jumper, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:091
- Item P010:092: Two athletes with trophy, circa 1930 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:092
- Item P010:093: Distance runners, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:093
- Item P010:094: OSC hurdler, Jim Finlay, Sigma Phi Epsilon, circa 1940 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:094
- Item P010:095: OSC high hurdlers, circa 1940 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:095
- Item P010:096: Distance runner, circa 1940 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:096
- Item P010:097: OSC track team, circa 1940 Add to Shelf
- Dog posing with team. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:097
- Item P010:098: Track athlete, Cole, with weight lifting equipment, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:098
- Item P010:099: Cole standing in field partially covered in snow, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:099
- Item P010:100: Track and Field team, 1900 Add to Shelf
- 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. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:100
- Item P010:101: Coach Hal Moe with OSU trackmen Merv Brock, Duane Eby and Lyle Dickey, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:101
- Item P010:102: High jumper, Ben Dufresne, circa 1940 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:102
- Item P010:103: Track team, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:103
- Item P010:104: Aerial view of Bell Field, circa 1960 Add to Shelf
- This is a published image of Bell Field during a meet. Image is available online.
- Extent: 5 copies of published photograph with caption
- UnitID: P010:104
- Item P010:105: "The Aggies," OAC cross country team, November 20, 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:105
- Item P010:106: Astec House, winning team in cross country run, January 17, 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:106
- Item P010:107: "Cross country runners before the start of the race, OAC", January 17, 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:107
- Item P010:108: Cross country runners, November 20, 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:125. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:108
- Item P010:109: "To run the big cross country run, OAC", January 17, 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:109
- Item P010:110: Start of cross country run, October 28, 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:110
- Item P010:111: Cross country runners, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:111
- Item P010:112: Cross country runners, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:112
- Item P010:113: Cross country runner group shot, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:113
- Item P010:114: Two individuals doing the "elephant walk", circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:114
- Item P010:115: Javelin throwers, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:115
- Item P010:116: OAC long jumper at Eugene, May 21, 1921 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:116
- Item P010:117: Shot putter, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:117
- Item P010:118: Relay race, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:118
- Item P010:119: High jumper, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:119
- Item P010:120: OAC track meet, low hurdlers, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:120
- Item P010:121: Pole vaulter, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:121
- Item P010:122: High jumper, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:122
- Item P010:123: Crowd at the OAC - Washington meet, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:123
- Item P010:124: At OAC, hurdlers, circa 1910 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:124
- Item P010:125: Cross country race, November 20, 1920 Add to Shelf
- Duplicate of P010:108. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:125
- Item P010:126: Long jumper, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:126
- Item P010:127: High jumper, circa 1900 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:127
- Item P010:128: Two sprinters poised to begin, circa 1900 Add to Shelf
- Photo by Sydney Trask. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:128
- Item P010:129: Cross country run, circa 1920 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:129
- Item P010:130: Track or cross country team with trophy, circa 1940 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:130
- Item P010:131: OSC track athlete sprinting, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- Photo by Hise Studio. Image is available online.
- UnitID: P010:131
- Item P010:132: Team workouts, circa 1940 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:132
- Item P010:133: OSC runner, circa 1950 Add to Shelf
- UnitID: P010:133