Drake Relays, 1957, Parry O'Brien <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Discus+throwing--Iowa--Des+Moines">Discus throwing--Iowa--Des Moines</a> Parry O'Brien competes in the discus. O'Brien held the world record in the shot put from 1953 until 1959. At the Drake Relays in 1954 broke his own world record in the shot put. O'Brien won 18 National AAU championships, 17 of them in the shot and one in the discus. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00130 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,101 Drake Relays Parade, 1962, Catherine Remmel <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Queens--Drake+Relays">Queens--Drake Relays</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Parades+%26+processions--Iowa--Des+Moines">Parades & processions--Iowa--Des Moines</a> Relays Queen Catherine Remmel from the University of Arkansas rides in the Drake Relays Parade. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. 1962 U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00131 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,102 Drake Relays, 1961, Meredith Auld <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Queens--Drake+Relays">Queens--Drake Relays</a> Meredith Auld from the University of South Dakota prepares to be crowned Queen of the 1961 Drake Relays. Holding the crown is Drake University President Henry Harmon. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. 1961 U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00133 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,103 Drake Relays Parade, 1960s <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Floats+%28Parades%29--Iowa--Des+Moines">Floats (Parades)--Iowa--Des Moines</a> A young Drake Relays Parade participant wears her warmest coat. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00134 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,104 Drake Relays, 1949, Mary Campbell <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Queens--Drake+Relays">Queens--Drake Relays</a> Mary Campbell of Southern Methodist University, 1949 Relays Queen. Here she speaks with WHO Radio. Clinton, John D. 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For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00124 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,105 Drake Relays, 1947 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Billboards--Iowa--Des+Moines">Billboards--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Advertising--Iowa--Des+Moines">Advertising--Iowa--Des Moines</a> Advertising the 1947 Drake Relays on Forest Avenue, just outside the Fieldhouse. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. 1947 U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00156 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,106 Drake Relays, 1940s <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Drum+majorettes--Iowa">Drum majorettes--Iowa</a> Two majorettes high kick their way across the Drake Stadium infield. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00158 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,107 Drake Relays, 1940s <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Drum+majorettes--Iowa">Drum majorettes--Iowa</a> Majorettes practice on the Drake Stadium infield. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00161 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,108 Drake Relays, 1940s <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Drum+majorettes--Iowa">Drum majorettes--Iowa</a> Majorettes high kick their way across the Drake Stadium infield. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu Drake Relays Digital Archive 35 mm color slide Image dr00162 http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,109 Drake Relays, 1950s <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Track+athletics--Iowa--Des+Moines">Track athletics--Iowa--Des Moines</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Marching+bands">Marching bands</a> Marching bands take the field at the Drake Relays on a cloudy day in the 1950s. Clinton, John D. Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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