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Wisconsin's Great Miler, Don Gehrmann

Date: 01 09 1950
Description: U.W. Madison track coach Guy Sundt, right, examining new track shoes with his star miler, Don Gehrmann, who once ran a mile race in 4:09.5 minutes.
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University of Wisconsin Triangular Track Meet

Date: 05 20 1950
Description: The only winner of three individual events in Saturday's triangular track meet at Camp Randall was Northwestern's Jim Holland, shown here winning the 100 y...
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Big Ten-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Track Meet

Date: 06 20 1950
Description: LeRoy "Luke" Collins (right), University of Wisconsin's quarter-miler, is shown as he wins the Big Ten-Pacific Coast track meet at Camp Randall Stadium. Al...
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Big Ten-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Track Meet

Date: 06 20 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin's Don Gehrmann (right), wins the half mile race in the Big Ten-Pacific Coast intercollegiate track meet held at Camp Randall Stadiu...
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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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Big Ten-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Track Meet

Date: 05 20 1950
Description: Portrait of Stanford University's Don Chandler, who won the shot put competition at the Big Ten-Pacific Coast intercollegiate track meet by setting a meet ...
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Big Ten-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Track Meet

Date: 06 20 1950
Description: Portrait of Dick Attlesey, of the University of Southern California, who captured the 120-yard high hurdles in 13.8 seconds, setting a meet and Camp Randal...
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Big Ten-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Track Meet

Date: 06 20 1950
Description: Portrait of Don McEwen, University of Michigan, who won the two-mile race in the record time of 9:09.9 in competition at the Big Ten-Pacific Coast intercol...
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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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University of Wisconsin vs. Michigan State Track Meet

Date: 05 12 1956
Description: Runners crossing the finish line at the University of Wisconsin vs. Michigan State track meet. Michigan State's Edgar Brabham beat University of Wisconsin'...
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Triangular Track Meet at Wisconsin

Date: 02 15 1958
Description: Charles (Deacon) Jones of Iowa crosses the finish line to set a record at a triangular track meet between Wisconsin, Iowa, and Northwestern Universities.
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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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