[Program of First Annual Field Day, West Texas Military Academy, 1909]

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Program for the First Annual Field Day at West Texas Military Academy held on April 13, 1909. Events included: shot put, relay races, 50 and 100 yard dashes, high jump, hurdle races, one mile race, 1/2 mile race, three legged race, broad jump, needle race, potato race and consolation race.

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4 p. ; 24 cm

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Creator: Unknown. April 13, 1909.

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Program for the First Annual Field Day at West Texas Military Academy held on April 13, 1909. Events included: shot put, relay races, 50 and 100 yard dashes, high jump, hurdle races, one mile race, 1/2 mile race, three legged race, broad jump, needle race, potato race and consolation race.

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[Program of First Annual Field Day, West Texas Military Academy, 1909], text, April 13, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth88183/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Marfa Public Library.

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