Architecture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Catholic church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; College campuses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Historic buildings --Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Buildings; Universities and colleges --...
A memo to Marquette University President Rev. John P. Raynor, S.J. on the methods employed in the reconstruction of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel on the campus. The memo describes the artifacts inside the chapel and where they would be placed,...
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Running races;
Action photograph of sprinter Ralph Metcalfe in Marquette University singlet starting a sprint. An inscribed version of the same print is cataloged as MUA_RM_00075.
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field athletes;
Marquette sprinters Ralph Metcalfe and Paul Phillips stand a top a medal stand, with unidentified athletes from Notre Dame and Michigan State. Six trumpet players in riding boots and britches, and metal helmets, flank the four athletes.
Marquette sprinter Ralph Metcalfe, in white singlet, crossing finish line ahead of three other runners on an indoor wooden track. Emmett Toppino of Loyola University of New Orleans claims second place. Another view of this finish is depicted in...
African American athletes; Amateur Athletic Union of the United States; Running races;
Verso: February 25, 1933. An elevated view of the sensational finish of the 60-meter run in the Amateur Athletic track meet. Showing R. Metcalfe, winning by a fraction of a second from Emmett Toppino, the great Loyola star of New Orleans.
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field athletes;
Sprinter Ralph Metcalfe completes a sprint, observed by three boys standing on the track infield at Marquette University Stadium. Metcalfe's head is thrown back and he is raising both of his hands above his head.
Poster created with 21 cut-out photographic prints of individual athletes and coaches, pasted to poster board. Also features a team photograph and a section of descriptive text from the Hilltop student yearbook.
African American athletes; Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.);
U.S. sprinters Ralph Metcalfe (445) and Eddie Tolan (461) with arms around each others' shoulders, on the track at the 1932 Olympic Games. Thephotograph was made following the 100 meter dash. The arches of Olympic Stadium (known today as the Los...
African American athletes; Drake Relays -- History; Marquette University -- Track and field; Running races;
Ralph Metcalfe (second from left) wins the 100 yard dash at the Drake Relays. The track stadium is filled to capacity. Note by Archivist: This and other prints of this image available at other repositories was reversed during the photographic...
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Running races;
Action image of Ralph Metcalfe at the start of a sprint, wearing a Marquette University track singlet. The sepia print features an inscription by Metcalfe to Edmund S. Carpenter, Marquette University's director of public relations: "My Sincere...
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Running races;
Action photograph of sprinter Ralph Metcalfe in a dark Marquette singlet and white shorts. The photographic print is severly cropped, isolating Metcalfe in a narrow, vertical image.
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field
Cartoonists' sketch of sprinter Ralph Metcalfe in a Marquette track singlet crossing tape, with the caption: "Ralph Metcalfe. Marquette University's remarkable sprinter, who is a hot favorite to defend his success - fully his two national...
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field athletes;
Olympian John J. Brennan Sr. (London Games 1908), in business attire, with sprinter Ralph Metcalfe (Los Angeles and Berlin Games, 1932 and 1936) at Marquette Stadium. Brennan's two young sons are also in the photograph, one in knickers, the other...
Newsclipping from The St. Louis Post-Dispatch about miler Glenn Cunningham and sprinter Ralph Metcalfe winning races in Stockholm, Sweden. The article features images of both athletes.
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field
Unidentified newsclipping with the caption: "Ralph Metcalfe, sensational Marquette university [sic] dash star, ties the recognized world's record of 9.5 seconds for the 100 yard dash last night in the Marquette-Wisconsin track meet in Milwaukee,...
African American athletes; Amateur Athletic Union of the United States; Marquette University -- Track and field; Running races;
Sprinter Ralph Metcalfe breaks tape just ahead of Jesse Owens at the AAU National Track & Field Championships at Marquette University Stadium. Two other sprinters are behind the leaders.
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field athletes;
Cal Becket dances for teammates Ralph Metcalfe and Jim Jessel. Another teammate (center) is unidentified but may be John E. Rooney. Beckett and Metcalfe are both wearing Marquette University lettermen sweaters. The last names of the athletes...
African American athletes; Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.); Track and field athletes;
Medalists at the 1932 Olympic Games (L-R) Gold medalist Eddie Tolan, silver medalist George Simpson, bronze medalist Ralph H. Metcalfe. The men are wearing U.S. Olympic Team track suits and appear to be holding their medals.