1904 Olympics

Missouri Athletic Club team

Members of the Missouri Athletic Club track team pose for a photograph during the 1904 Olympic games at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Central TV, Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago

Team members from Chicago's Milwaukee Avenue Turnverein pose with their medals for a photograph at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

His Highness the Prince of Bavaria, Box 54, and other spectators

His Highness the Prince of Bavaria and friends viewed the Olympic Games from Box 54 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Marathon cup, obverse side

The cup awarded to T.J. Hicks, winner of the Olympic marathon during the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Marathon cup, reverse side

The photograph shows the reverse side of the cup awarded to T.J. Hicks, winner of the marathon, at the 1904 Olympic games, during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Milwaukee team, tug of war

Milwaukee had the winning team in the international tug-of-war competition in the 1904 Olympic games held at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The Milwaukee Athletic Club team, composed chiefly of athletes from Chicago, won two easy matches on August 31-September 1, 1904.

N.Y.A.C. relay team

Members of the New York Athletic Club's #1 swim team won the swimming relay race in the 1904 Olympics at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The New York swimmers were Leo B. Goodwin, Charles M. Daniels, E.J. Giannini (not pictured), Jospeh A. Ruddy and Louis deB. Handley. Competing teams were the Chicago Athletic Association, the Missouri Athletic Association and the New York Athletic Association's #2 team.

Although the event has always been listed as an Olympic event in the record books, because a German team was not allowed to compete, some feel it should be disqualified from Olympic consideration.

Unidentified athlete at Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Ainu competes in archery contest

An Ainu man, Sangyea, competed in the archery contest during Anthropology Days in the 1904 Olympic games at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. He won second place.

Athletic contest

As part of the 1904 Olympic games, a separate series of athletic events involving the native represented at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition were held in mid-August. The competitions included running, high jumping, archery and spear throwing.

Throwing the javelin

Timon, a Moro from the Philippines, ccompeting in the javelin contest during Anthropology days in the 1904 Olympics at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Archery contest during Anthropology days

Turner boys drilling on the Plaza of St. Louis on German Day

Ambassador Baron Speck von Sternberg and party watching Turners' exercises, German Day

Many of the most distinguished Germans in the United States participated in German Day exercises October 5th at the World's Fair.

Juvenile Turners drilling in Plaza of St. Louis, German Day, Louisiana Purchase Exposition

German Day, October 5th, was one of the big days in point of attendance of the World's Fair. One of the most interesting features of the day's program was the exercises given by both junior and senior Turners in the Plaza of St. Louis.

Turners' exhibition on German Day

On October 6, 1904, German Day at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1,000 children from St. Louis's nine Turvereins, German gymnastic societies, performanced gymnastic exercises in the Plaza of St. Louis.