Sockalexis Running Team [Photograph, 1914]

Descriptive Object

Identifier:
OBJ.O.1996.152
Description
A black and white photograph of the Sockalexis Running Team, likely taken in the 1910s. The team are seven men wearing white uniforms standing in a row in front of a chalk line. A large crowd of people stands behind them. Conceivably, this photo was taken on August 22, 1914, dubbed Sockalexis Day, in support of Andrew Sockalexis (1892-1919), the Olympian runner who grew up on Indian Island, Maine. The day was organized as a fundraiser to help Sockalexis cover the costs of his tuberculosis treatment. An annotated, low-resolution version of the same photo was also be found at https://noshistoiresdelile.org/pictures/h-312.jpg