C. C. Pyle's Second Annual International-Trans-Continental Foot Race

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

C. C. Pyle's Second Annual International-Trans-Continental Foot Race

Entry/Object ID

2008.205.1.1

Description

C. C. Pyle's Second Annual International-Trans-Continental Foot Race, 1929. The item contains the entry list, information and rules, an essay on training, an article on the 1928 race, officials, a short bio on Pyle, a centerfold map of the course from New York to Los Angeles, brief sketches of runners, and the itinerary of the sixty-six day race, starting 31 March and concluding 18 June. This was the second and last year of the race organized by the sports impresario, best known as the promoter of football player, Harold "Red" Grange. With edge rubbing, creases, soiling, and some stains, the overall condition is fair.

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California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.

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