Black and white photograph of Ralph Metcalfe, James Johnson, and Jesse Owens
date: label: Date
content: 1933
name: label: Photograph by
content: ACME Newspictures, American, 1923 - 1952
label: Subject of
content: Jesse Owens, American, 1913 - 1980
label: Subject of
content: Ralph Metcalfe, American, 1910 - 1978
label: Subject of
content: James Johnson, American, died 1979
label: Subject of
content: Marquette University, American, founded 1881
label: Subject of
content: Amateur Athletic Union, American, founded 1888
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Jesse Owens with Ralph Metcalfe and James Johnson after the National AAU 100-meter event in 1933. The photograph depicts the three runners sitting on a podium bench, resting their arms on their knees. Left to right are Metcalfe, Johnson, and Owens. All three wear sleeveless track jerseys, shorts, and running cleats. Metcalfe wears a white jersey with “Marquette” diagonally across the front. Johnson wears a darker colored jersey with a wide stripe diagonal across the front and Owens wears a white jersey with a winged emblem at center. There are four men dressed in military uniforms standing in the background, behind the bench.
label: Description
content: The print has a white border around every side except for the right edge. On the verso is a center stamp in black ink reading reads [PHOTO BY / ACME NEWSPICTURES, Inc.] at the top along with contact and copyright information. There is also a typewritten label with a caption reading, in part, reads [THREE LEADERS IN 100 METER EVENT AT NAT’L. A. A. U. / PHOTO SHOWS LEFT TO RIGHT: RALPH METCALFE OF MARQUETTE / UNIVERSITY, JAMES JOHNSON OF ILL. STATE NORMAL, AND JESSE / OWENS EAST TECH. HIGH SCHOOL OF CLEVELAND, OHIO SEATED / BEFORE 100 METER EVENT IN WHICH THEY FINISHED IN THAT / ORDER.]. There Is also information about credits and copyrights.
place: label: Place captured
content: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Track and field
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1933-1945
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.104.6
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with paper and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 7 × 9 in. (17.8 × 22.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 6 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (17.1 × 22.2 cm)