2000.1.88

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1936
7.5 in HIGH x 9 in WIDE
(19.05 cm HIGH x 22.86 cm WIDE)
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers
2000.1.88






Tribune caption on the back, Arpil 26, 1936: "Archie Williams (upper), California quarter mile and sprint star, is shown at the finish of one of the fastest quarters ever run in a Big Meet, tieing Bud Spencer's mark of 48 seconds set in 1928. He led all the way and was so far ahead at the finish that Jack Weiershauser and Al Cranston, who ..." Photo shows Williams just crossing the finish line in a race. Two judges are standing on the edge of the track.

Used: Oakland Tribune

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