Created by
United States Olympic Committee, American, founded 1894
Owned by
White, Marilyn Elaine, American, born 1944
Subject of
Wilma Rudolph, American, 1940 - 1994
Date
1964
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Closed): 11 × 8 9/16 in. (27.9 × 21.7 cm)
H x W (Open): 11 × 17 in. (27.9 × 43.2 cm)
Description
A program for the 1964 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track and Field. The front cover of the program is yellow and white with red, blue, white, and black ink. The text on the cover reads: [1964 U.S. Olympic Team Trials / Women's Track & Field / Downing Stadium Randalls Island, N.Y. / August 6-8, 1964 / Fifty Cents]. There is a red sun in the top right cover with the text [Tokyo] written underneath. There is a shield of red, white and blue with the Olympic rings in the lower portion of the cover. In the bottom left corner there is an image of track runners. The text to the right of the image reads: [Wilma Rudolph enroute to 400-meter relay victory in 1960 Olympic Games]. The interior contains forty-eight pages of images and text about the U.S. Olympic committee, the athletes, and the trials. The back of the program features an advertisement for Dodge Chrysler.
Place used
Randalls Island, New York County, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
souvenir programs
Topic
Athletes
Olympics
Sports
Track and field
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of 1964 Olympic Silver Medalist Marilyn E. White
Object number
2017.56.6
Restrictions & Rights
© United States Olympic Committee
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59ba0b42b-f3ec-4e87-8adb-7bfa394f83fc

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