This material includes letters and articles about the success of Jim Thorpe at the Stockholm Olympics. This includes a newspaper article as well as a personal letter of congratulations from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Tewanima, Lewis
July 22-31, 1912
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Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines, Photographs
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
August 10, 1912
Postcard featuring Jim Thorpe throwing a shotput. Back highlights the date of the parade honoring Thorpe, "Pop" Warner, and Lewis Tewanima.
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
August 16, 1912
Invitation to a reception honoring Olympic Athletes Jim Thorpe and Lewis Tewanima, as well as Coach Warner, and an envelope addressed to L. B. Harnish
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
August 16, 1912
Program for the reception honoring Jim Thorpe, Lewis Tewanmia, and Glenn Warner. Includes the list of participants, route of the parade, and the schedule.
Format:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society