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Thorpe – Jim Thorpe Hurls the Javelin

Jim Thorpe hurls the javelin during the Eastern Olympic Trials at Celtic Park in the Laurel Hill Section (now called Woodside) of the Borough of Queens, NYC. Thorpe placed second in the event. He used this season to prepare for the 1912 Olympics.

Photographer: Unknown

Collection: Subject

Photo ID: 15A-04-04

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