Evening star. [volume], August 12, 1928, Image 81

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Olympic girls from the 1/ S A parading in their smart white uniforms on the o|>ening day of the
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Percy Williams (third from right), Canada's 19-year-old sprint marvel, beating the world’s fastest runners in the 100-meter
Olympic final at Amsterdam. Left to right: Frank Wykoff, United States, finishing fourth: Bob McAllister, United States, sixth;
Jack London. England, second; Williams, Lammers of Germany, third, and Legg of South Africa. © underwood * underwood
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A view of the opening day ceremony in the Amsterdam Stadium as the competing athletes from
ail parts of the world took the Olympic oath * un<ter»uo«
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Lord David Burgh
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athlete, winning the
Olympic 400-meter
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Miss Catherwood of the Canadian track team,
competing in the high jump
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