Polish-American Team Collection

Title

Polish-American Team Collection

Subject

Athletes
Track and field athletes
Awards
Polish Americans
Athletics
Track and field
Sports teams
Poland--Warsaw
Athletics--Competitions

Description

Images in this collection include team and athlete photos of members of the Polish-American delegation to the 1934 Polish Athletic Games in Warsaw. Several members of the track and field team appear in the photos including Sanislawa Walasiewicz, the controversial intersex track and field stand out.

Collection Items

Polish-American Team
Members of the team pose for a group photo with their ship's captain en route to Poland's Athletic Games in Warsaw.

Polish-American Team with Awards
Members of the Polish-American team pose for a group photo with their awards at Poland's 1934 Athletic Games in Warsaw. Controversial women's track and field athlete Stanizlawa Walasiewicz, also known as Stella Walsh, is fifth from the right in the…

Polish-American 4x400 Team
Members of the 4x400 relay team Alvin Golankiewicz, Edward Ratkoski, Ted Kaczmarski, and Paul Klinkowski pose in the start position for a group photo with their award from Poland's Athletic Games in Warsaw.
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