Object number:
2000.1.47
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
May 24, 1980
Material / Technique:
Laserphoto
Dimensions:
H: 11 in, W: 8 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Typed at the top- "Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, May 24-- MAY BE HIS LAST-- Frank Shorter, an Olympic gold medalist in 1972, ran in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trial Sautrday morning. The 26.2 mile race began in Buffalo, NY and ended in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Shorter stayed with the leaders for 11 miles but dropped down to 85th place. This was his eighteenth marathon and eels he might be getting too old to be a world class marathon runner. (AP Laserphoto) (See AP Sports Wire Story) (dd71730str/floss) 1980." Tribune caption on the back, Jan. 8, 1984--"Frank Shorter began looking for a new doctor following the 1976 Olympics." Photo shows Shorter running. Original Tribune envelope: "Shorter, Frank- Track
Concepts:
Olympic athlete; marathon runner; Olympic tryouts
Persons:
Frank Shorter
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