Faculty at Moton High School in Marianna, Ark., 1946 [graphic]. 1946.

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Faculty at Moton High School in Marianna, Ark., 1946 [graphic]. 1946.

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Negative group portrait taken of Jesse Owens visiting faculty at Moton High School in Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas, 1946. Robert Russ Moton High School was in operation from 1926 to 1970. At the 1936 Olympics (known as the "Hitler Olympics") in Nazi Germany, Jesse Owens (1913-1980) was the first American in the history of Olympic Track and Field to win four gold medals in a single day. After winning the Olympics, Jesse Owens continued to run professionally and took numerous public speaking engagements.

1 copy negative : b&w ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.)

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