1904 Summer Olympics
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The 1904 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904. Many events were conducted at what is now known as Francis
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A tug of war competition at the 1904 Summer Olympics
An Ainu man competing in an archery contest during "Anthropology Days"
Frank Kehoe (aka Keogh) of the Chicago Athletic Association during the fancy diving competition at the 1904 Olympics. Photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals. Missouri Historical Society.
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university in the St. Louis metropolitan area, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853 by a group of civic leaders and named for the first U.S
1904 Summer Olympics
…St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904. Many events were conducted at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. This was the first time that the Olympic Games were held outside Europe. Tensions caused by the Russo–Japanese War and difficulties in traveling to…
William Greenleaf Eliot, first president of the board of trustees
Smith Academy (1856)
Washington University Manual Training School (1906)
Missouri Medical College, established in 1840, affiliated with Washington University in 1899.