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O.R. Benson (16 lb. hammer) (LOC)

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  • 2 older comments, and then…
  • montanapch1 said:
    C in a circle . . . Columbia Sports Club?
  • Seuss. said:
    montanapch1 Would you believe . . . in the days before sports agents and endorsement contracts athletes controlled how their images were used by copyrighting themselves. The big "C" in a circle is the universal copyright symbol and tells all photographers that his image is not to be used for commercial purposes without compensation. No? OK, Oscar R. Benson competed for the Chicago Athletic Association. His throw of 149'7" won 1st prize at the Junior Outdoor Track & Field Meet at Weequahic Park in Newark, NJ on Sep 8, 1916. He placed third in the Senior division the next day against P. Ryan of the Irish-American Athletic Club of New York, who threw 174'8".
  • Art Siegel said:
    a little more about Benson, who held national championships in the hammer throw in 1916, 1918 and 1925: trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=501&Gender=M
  • Seuss. said:
    Art Siegel Competed in the championship meets, but did not win. 3rd column shows he placed 3rd, 4th & 4th again.
  • Darkroom Daze said:
    Just watched some of the hammer throwing at the Commonwealth Games and the throwing area, as usual, had huge regulation safety netting. Amazing that there's no netting in this photo. Was that because this is just a posed photo and the photographer thought the netting would have spoiled the picture, or did they not use netting back then?

Gillis, hammer (LOC)

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  • John Horowitz said:
    Probably Duncan Gillis, who placed second in the hammer throw at the 1912 Olympics en.beijing2008.cn/16/80/article212018016.shtml
  • The Library of Congress said:
    johnny_appleseed99: Thanks for the information! We’ve confirmed it and will update the record.
  • productive side said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called why canada is best, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

McGrath (LOC)

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  • pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
    Maybe really "McGrath"?
  • wolfera6 said:
    Matt McGrath en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_McGrath
  • The Library of Congress said:
    Thanks! Following up on your tip, it looks like a match to another Bain photo of Matt McGrath at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.22285 . (We'll fix the spelling in the title.)
  • mEyegallery said:
    Nice to see the follow up with correction of spelling.
  • Ms. Kathleen said:
    How very Irish. Your photo is very inspiring. I would
    be delighted if you would join us.
    I would be honored if you would add this fantastic image to:
    Proud Irish American