Wyomia Tyus Was the First Olympic Athlete to Successfully Defend Her Sprint Title in a Subsequent Olympiad. At the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Tyus Ran the 100-Meter Dash in 11.2 Seconds in the Preliminary Heats, Tying Wilma Rudolph's World Records, and...
Wilma Rudolph, Hailed as the "Lady of Gold" and "La Gazelle Noire," Was the First Woman to Win Three Gold Medals In a Single Olympiad. In 1960, She Won the 100-Meter Dash, the 200-Meter Dash, and the 400-Meter Relay in Rome,...
Graduation ceremonies--Louisiana--New Orleans; Southern Univiersity and A & M College--Students
Southern University at New Orleans [SUNO] First graduating class. From left to right: Cecille M. Oliver, Doris Dykes, Wilma Mary Bush, Ella Rose Bush, Doris Candiff, Alton L. Lawson, William Severin, Raymond Parker, Sr., Frank Thomas, Charles...
Members of the Tigerbelles Track Team of Tennessee A & I State University Pose in Their U.S. Olympic Track Suits With Coach Edward S. Temple. Pictured are Isabelle Daniels, Barbara Jones, Lucinda Williams and Wilma Rudolph. Coach Temple Is...
Members of the Tigerbelles Track Team at Tennessee A & I State University, Wilma Rudolph and Lucinda Williams, Train for the 1959 Pan American Games. They Were Also Members of the 1960 United States Olympic Team.
Members of the Tigerbelle Relayers of the Tennessee A & I State College Pose Beside a Hurdle in 1956. Pictured are Mae Faggs, Isabelle Daniels, Wilma Rudolph and Lucinda Williams.
Members of the 1960 TigerbelleTrack Team of Tennessee A & I State University Pose With Coach Edward S. Temple. Pictured are Mae Faggs, Wilma Rudolph, Lucinda Williams, Margaret Matthews, Isabelle Daniels, and Willye B. White.
Members of the 1955 Tigerbelle Track Team of Tennessee A & I State University. Front: Summer School Participant, and Martha Hudson. Back: Willie B. White, Coach Edward S. Temple, Wilma Rudolph and Darlene Scott.
1960 United States Olympic Team Includes Back: Anna Lois Smith, Wilma Rudolph, Coach Edward S. Temple, Barbara Jones and Ralph Boston. Front: Jo Ann Terry, Shirley Crowder, Lucinda Williams and Martha Hudson.
