Newspaper clipping depicting Jim Thorpe crossing the finish line during a race in the 1912 Olympics.
Original caption reads: James Thorpe, the Sac and Fox Indian from Carlisle who won first place in both the Pentathlon and Decathlon competitions.
Photographer: unknown
Collection: Steckbeck
Photo ID: SK-25-01
©2017 Cumberland County Historical Society | Adapted from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School Research Pages of Barbara Landis