College sports; Cross-country running; Marquette University -- Cross-country running;
Coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek (standing center) and five athletes from the champion cross-country team. Clockwise from Shimek: Frank Fortier, Ray Mayer, Bob Allen, George Walter, and unidentified. Two of the athletes hold trophies. The print has a...
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Running races;
Action photograph of sprinter Ralph Metcalfe in Marquette University singlet starting a sprint. An inscribed version of the same print is cataloged as MUA_RM_00075.
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Running races;
Action photograph of sprinter Ralph Metcalfe in Marquette University singlet starting a sprint. An inscribed version of the same print is cataloged as MUA_RM_00075.
Indian athletes -- United States; Indians of North America -- Maine; Olympics
Verso caption: Andrew Sockalexis. Penobscot Indian [of] Oldtown Maine. Long distance runner. Fourth in Stockholm Marathon 1912. Size: 12.7cm x 7.7cm Negative no.: Same as Identifier Note by Archivist: Image in photo exhibits at Vatican...
Athletic awards -- Maine; Indian athletes -- United States -- Biography; Indians of North America -- Maine
Caption on image: Andrew Sockalexis Indian Island Old Town ME, won second place Boston A A marathon run April 19, 1912. Starts in World Championship run, July 14, 1912 at Stockholm Sweden. Copyrighted 1912 A F Orr Old Town, ME Published in The...
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field;
Mrs. Arlene Shimek, widow of longtime MU Track coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek, attending dedication of the track and field facility named after her husband and erected at Valley Fields. She is flanked by two former track and field athletes coached by...
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Running races;
Action image of Ralph Metcalfe at the start of a sprint, wearing a Marquette University track singlet. The sepia print features an inscription by Metcalfe to Edmund S. Carpenter, Marquette University's director of public relations: "My Sincere...
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Running races;
Action image of Ralph Metcalfe at the start of a sprint, wearing a Marquette University track singlet. The sepia print features an inscription by Metcalfe to Edmund S. Carpenter, Marquette University's director of public relations: ""My Sincere...
College sports; Marquette University -- Sports for women; Sports for women; Track and field for women;
Claudia Becque and Anne (Schneider) Schultz run outdoor race against University of Wisconsin--Madison athletes at the Marquette Invitational at Valley Fields.
Track and field athletes; NCAA Track and Field Championship (1932 : Chicago); Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.); Track and field;
Marquette sprinter Ralph Metcalfe poses with hurdlers Jack Keller (Ohio State) and George Saling (University of Iowa), and middle-distance runner Glenn Cunningham (University of Kansas) at the NCAA championship meet at the University of Chicago. ...
Track and field athletes; NCAA Track and Field Championship (1932 : Chicago); Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.); Track and field; Marquette University -- Track and field;
Marquette sprinter Ralph Metcalfe poses with hurdlers Jack Keller (Ohio State) and George Saling (University of Iowa), and middle-distance runner Glenn Cunningham (University of Kansas) at the NCAA championship meet at the University of Chicago. ...
African American athletes; Coaches (Athletics) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Track and field
Marquette track coach Conrad Jennings shakes hand of sprinter Ralph Metcalfe as he boards a train leaving the Northwestern Railroad Station in Milwaukee for the 1932 Olympic Track and Field Trials.
African American athletes; Coaches (Athletics) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Track and field
Marquette track coach Conrad Jennings shakes hand of sprinter Ralph Metcalfe as he boards a train leaving the Northwestern Railroad Station in Milwaukee for the 1932 Olympic Track and Field Trials.
College sports; Cross-country running; Marquette University -- Cross-country running;
Coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek (center) conferring with several members of the cross-country team. Among the athletes are L to R: Jim Vidas, Bob Erbetta, Barry Vail, and Mike Sucharda.
College sports; Cross-country running; Marquette University -- Cross-country running;
Coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek standing outside and watching cross-country runners. The runners do not appear in the frame. Three unidentified athletes stand near Coach Shimek.
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field;
Coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek (left) kneeling with clipboard and addressing three athletes, L to R: Co-Captain Roger Abbot, Lee Oettinger (Freshman), and Bo Viragh (Co-Captain 1961) .
Poster created with 21 cut-out photographic prints of individual athletes and coaches, pasted to poster board. Also features a team photograph and a section of descriptive text from the Hilltop student yearbook.
Poster created with 21 cut-out photographic prints of individual athletes and coaches, pasted to poster board. Also features a team photograph and a section of descriptive text from the Hilltop student yearbook.
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field;
Page from the 1932 'Hilltop' student annual, featuring five halftone images depicting highlights of the track season. Clockwise from upper left: Art Ravensdale, hurdler; Michigan sprinter Eddie Tolan and Marquette's Ralph Metcalfe; javelin thrower...
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field;
Page from the 1932 'Hilltop' student annual, featuring five halftone images depicting highlights of the track season. Clockwise from upper left: Art Ravensdale, hurdler; Michigan sprinter Eddie Tolan and Marquette's Ralph Metcalfe; javelin thrower...
College sports; Coaches (Athletics); Track and field coaches; Athletic directors
Athletic director and track and field/cross-country coach Conrad "Con" Jennings poses for a photograph while standing on the football field during a track practice. He is wearing a suit and an overcoat and holds his hat in his right hand. Two...
Ralph Metcalfe center, flanked by two athletes from Pittsburg (Kansas) Teachers College at Marquette Stadium. Delbert White is to the left of Metcalfe and Laurence Swisher is to the right.
African American athletes; Track and field; Marquette University -- Track and field;
Ralph Metcalfe center, flanked by two athletes from Pittsburg (Kansas) Teachers College at Marquette Stadium. Delbert White is to the left of Metcalfe and Laurence Swisher is to the right.
Track and field athletes; Track and field coaches; Marquette University -- Track and field;
University of Wisconsin distance runner Don Gehrman holding a cake while beside him stand Marquette's Bob Allen and Coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek. Coach Shimek is lighting the last of five candles. The words "5 Days in a row" have been piped on to the...
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field Tournaments;
Pole vaulter Ed Hoyle clearing the winning height of 14 feet and 8 inches at the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (ICAAAA) Championship. Full bleachers are visible in the background. "Ed Hoyle clearing winning height...
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field;
Track and field athletes, Frank Glaser and Larry Doyle, pose together in front of a brick wall in their track and field uniforms with their hands behind their back. Image from the Hilltop yearbook.
Coaches (Athletics) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field athletes;
Sprinter and broad jumper Frank Shotola and coach Conrad Jennings together in the Clyborn Street gymnasium. The men are examining a small notebook. Note by Archivist: Frank Shotola was the captain of the 1926 varsity track and field team.
Track and field athletes; Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.); African American athletes;
Marquette sprinter Ralph Metcalfe poses in between George Simpson of Ohio State University and Eddie Tolan of the University of Michigan, all dressed in warm up suits, at the 1932 Olympic tryouts at Northwestern University.
Track and field athletes; Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.); African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field;
Marquette sprinter Ralph Metcalfe poses in between George Simpson of Ohio State University and Eddie Tolan of the University of Michigan, all dressed in warm up suits, at the 1932 Olympic tryouts at Northwestern University.
Marquette University President Rev. John P. Raynor, S.J., and invited student athletes enjoy a conversation during groundbreaking ceremonies for the Helfaer Recreation Center, April 2, 1974. The first part of the groundbreaking ceremony was held at...