Name/Title
First Annual North Thurston Decathlon-Pentahlon, 1973Entry/Object ID
2007-012.G606PDescription
First Annual North Thurston Decathlon-Pentathlon, 1973. These seven black and white contact print strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images were created using two separate film rolls, so some of the physical numbers on the strips are repeated. For the purposes of this description, these strips will be grouped according to the film roll from which they originally came. Each group will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with the physical numbers on the strips (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b, etc.) to help differentiate between images.
The images in group "a" show the first annual North Thurston Decathlon-Pentathlon track and field event. Image 13a shows a young man in a Timberline High School track uniform participating in the long jump or triple jump event. Image 14a shows a a young man in a North Thurston High School track uniform warming up for the high jump. Images 15a through 17a show a young woman (or perhaps three different young women) participating in the pole vault event. Image 18a shows three runners crossing the finish line in a race. Image 19a shows an action shot of a young man bending forward slightly. He may have just thrown a javelin, but the javelin itself is not visible in this image. Images 20a through 23a show the same young man throwing a javelin. Image 24a shows a young woman with her hair in pigtails posing for a photo. Image 25a shows a different young woman in pigtails posing for a photo. Images 26a and 27a show a young woman in a zippered sweatshirt holding up a trophy. Image 30a shows a young man crossing the finish line in a race. Images 31a through 38a show people pole vaulting. Image 39a shows a young man wearing a letterman's jacket from an unknown school.
The images in group "b" also show the first annual North Thurston Decathlon-Pentathlon track and field event. Image 11b shows someone pole vaulting. Images 12b and 13b show a young man posing for photos. Images 14b through 16b show someone pole vaulting. Image 17b shows a young woman crossing the finish line in a race.
The North Thurston Decathlon-Pentathlon was an annual Washington State-wide invitational track and field event held at the North Thurston High School track. ("Decathlon-Pentathlon Field Classiest Yet," Daily Olympian, 5/31/1979)Made/Created
Date made
1973 - 1973Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: 06-??-1973
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
Search Terms
People, Sports, North Thurston Decathlon-Pentathlon