Black and white photograph of Jesse Owens running for Ohio State

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black and white photograph of Jesse Owens running for Ohio State. The photograph depicts Jesse Owens running on a track with several other runners competing behind him. He is wearing a dark colored sleeveless track jersey with [OHIO] across the front, white running shorts, and track shoes. His proper right arm is behind him, and his left arm is bent and in front of his body. His proper right leg is bent and raised in front, and his proper left leg is stretched slightly behind him, with his toes on the ground and the rest of his foot raised in the air. In the background are three other runners, one in the lane to the right and two in the lanes to the left, all several feet behind Owens. In the far background is a small crowd of people and a stadium structure. The print has a thin white border around the image.

Explore Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗