Box 24

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Negative no.A371. August 18, 1906. Image depicts a man attempting to walk across a greased pole extending over the water, hoping to avoid slipping and falling into the water (another man is already in the water nearby). Spectators are on the shore and in canoes nearby. In the background is a view of residential buildings on the opposite shore. See also Negative 372 and Negative 373, in this box. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 2, Item 371 for print of this negative.

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Negative no.A372. August 18, 1906. Image depicts a man attempting to walk across a greased pole extending over the water; he is about to slip and fall into the water below. Spectators are on the shore and in canoes nearby. In the background is a view of residential buildings on the opposite shore. See also Negative 371 and Negative 373, in this box. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 2, Item 372 for print of this negative.

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Negative no.A373. August 18, 1906. Image depicts a man teetering on a greased pole extending over the water, hoping to avoid slipping and falling into the water. Spectators are on the shore and in canoes nearby. In the background is a view of residential buildings on the opposite shore. See also Negative 371 and Negative 372, in this box. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 2, Item 373 for print of this negative.

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Negative no.A374. August 18, 1906. Image depicts a man in mid-air kicking right leg upward to hit an object hanging from a wooden frame. Officials and spectators look on. See Negative 361, in this box, for an almost identical view. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 2, Item 374 for print of this negative.

Scope and Contents Negative no.A375. August 18, 1906. Image depicts four girls, each carrying a potato (possibly on a spoon?) and racing to their container (in the foreground) to place their potato without dropping it. Officials stand by observing the race. Spectators line both sides of the field; a number of girls in the background are probably about to participate, or already have participated, in the race. This event was most likely organized by the Draper Company and may have consisted entirely of Draper...

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Negative no.A376. August 18, 1906. Image depicts men climbing under a rope hanging just above the ground then running on to the next obstacle. Officials and spectators are looking on. See also Box 23, Negative 358 and Negative 360, and Negative 377, in this box. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 2, Item 376 for print of this negative.

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Negative no.A377. August 18, 1906. Image depicts men climbing through barrels that are open on both ends and hanging a few feet above the ground. Officials and spectators are looking on. See also Box 23, Negative 358 and Negative 360, and Negative 376, in this box. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 2, Item 377 for print of this negative.

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Negative no.A378. August 18, 1906. Image depicts a man attempting to jump over a horizontal pole about four feet off the ground supported by two side poles. Officials and spectators are looking on. See Box 23, Negative 357, and Negative 362 and Negative 379, in this box, for other views of the high jump. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 2, Item 378 for print of this negative.

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Negative no.A379. August 18, 1906. Image depicts a man attempting to jump over a horizontal pole about four feet off the ground supported by two side poles. On the back of his shirt is the number 15. Officials and spectators are looking on. See Box 23, Negative 357, and Negative 362 and Negative 378, in this box, for other views of the high jump. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 2, Item 379 for print of this negative.

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Negative no.A380. August 18, 1906. Image depicts men in full-length cloth sacks hopping toward the finish line. Officials and spectators are looking on. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 2, Item 380 for print of this negative.