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Drake Relays, Joyce Rice

Joyce Rice, in white, does a routine with other Majorettes.

Drake Relays, 1961, Mile Walk

Athletes in the Mile Walk A.A.U. Invitational. Jack Blackburn of Ohio won the event with a time of 6:58.4.

Drake Relays, 1950s, High Jump

An athlete competes in the High Jump.

Results from the Bulova Phototimer. The high speed camera was mounted on top of a station wagon. The back of the wagon was a makeshift dark room. This was the latest in photofinish technology in the 1940s and 1950s.

Drake Relays, 1954

Markings along the side of the jumping pit.

Drake Relays, 1950s

Results from the Bulova Phototimer. The high speed camera was mounted on top of a station wagon. The back of the wagon was a makeshift dark room. This was the latest in photofinish technology in the 1940s and 1950s.

Drake Relays, 1964

Runners from the High School Girls 100-Yard Dash in 1964.

Drake Relays, 1974, Al Feuerbach

Al Feuerbach, who won the Shot Put with a distance of 69'5.5", talks with Pete Taylor from KCCI (Des Moines).

Drake Relays, 1949, Jerome Biffle

Jerome Biffle won the Long Jump with a distance of 23' 11.5". Biffle also won the event in 1950 with a distance of 24' 11.5".

Drake Relays, 1957, Don Stewart

The two winners of the High Jump. Don Stewart of Southern Methodist University is in the foreground and behind him is Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas. They tied for first with a height of 6'6.25".

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