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- Calendar, "Honoring Women in Motorsports," 2006-2007 - The Lyn St. James Foundation created this calendar honoring women in racing. Featured racers included Janet Guthrie, first woman to start the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500; Shirley Muldowney, four-time NHRA Top Fuel champion; and Desire Wilson, only woman to win an F1 race of any kind. Proceeds from the calendar's sale supported the foundation's mission to advocate for women in motorsports.
- 2006-2007
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Calendar, "Honoring Women in Motorsports," 2006-2007
The Lyn St. James Foundation created this calendar honoring women in racing. Featured racers included Janet Guthrie, first woman to start the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500; Shirley Muldowney, four-time NHRA Top Fuel champion; and Desire Wilson, only woman to win an F1 race of any kind. Proceeds from the calendar's sale supported the foundation's mission to advocate for women in motorsports.
- Mary Decker at 1984 Olympic Trials, June 1984 - The United States Olympic Team Trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from June 16-24, 1984. Mary Decker, the United States' premier middle-distance runner, dominated the 3000 meters race, but was upset in the 1500 meters event. More than a month later, Decker would compete in the same stadium at the 23rd Olympiad.
- June 01, 1984
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Mary Decker at 1984 Olympic Trials, June 1984
The United States Olympic Team Trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from June 16-24, 1984. Mary Decker, the United States' premier middle-distance runner, dominated the 3000 meters race, but was upset in the 1500 meters event. More than a month later, Decker would compete in the same stadium at the 23rd Olympiad.
- Letter from Lyn St. James to Billie Jean King, May 3, 1996 - Racing driver Lyn St. James worked to expand women's opportunities in motorsports. In 1994, she established her Complete Driver Academy and the Women in the Winner's Circle Foundation in pursuit of this goal. In this 1996 letter, St. James reached out to another champion of women's sports, tennis great Billie Jean King, for her support in the cause.
- May 03, 1996
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Letter from Lyn St. James to Billie Jean King, May 3, 1996
Racing driver Lyn St. James worked to expand women's opportunities in motorsports. In 1994, she established her Complete Driver Academy and the Women in the Winner's Circle Foundation in pursuit of this goal. In this 1996 letter, St. James reached out to another champion of women's sports, tennis great Billie Jean King, for her support in the cause.
- Australian and Detroit Women's Hockey Team at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, October 1936 -
- October 15, 1936
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Australian and Detroit Women's Hockey Team at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, October 1936
- Long Jumper at Olympic Trials, June 1984 - The United States Olympic Team Trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from June 16-24, 1984. American athletes competed in more than thirty events in an attempt to represent their country at the 23rd Olympiad. More than a month later, qualifying athletes would return to Los Angeles, host of the 1984 Olympics, to try to win the gold.
- June 01, 1984
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Long Jumper at Olympic Trials, June 1984
The United States Olympic Team Trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from June 16-24, 1984. American athletes competed in more than thirty events in an attempt to represent their country at the 23rd Olympiad. More than a month later, qualifying athletes would return to Los Angeles, host of the 1984 Olympics, to try to win the gold.
- Discus at 1984 Olympic Trials, June 1984 - The United States Olympic Team Trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from June 16-24, 1984. American athletes competed in more than thirty events in an attempt to represent their country at the 23rd Olympiad. More than a month later, qualifying athletes would return to Los Angeles, host of the 1984 Olympics, to try to win the gold.
- June 01, 1984
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Discus at 1984 Olympic Trials, June 1984
The United States Olympic Team Trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from June 16-24, 1984. American athletes competed in more than thirty events in an attempt to represent their country at the 23rd Olympiad. More than a month later, qualifying athletes would return to Los Angeles, host of the 1984 Olympics, to try to win the gold.
- Grayling Winter Sports Queen with Mercury V-8, January 1939 - Ford Motor Company introduced its Mercury brand for 1939. The mid-priced Mercury fit neatly between the basic Ford and the upscale Lincoln. Edsel Ford supervised the design of Mercury's 1939 models -- distinct from Ford and Lincoln, but still in keeping with Ford Motor's basic look. First-year bodies included two- and four-door sedans, a two-door coupe and a two-door convertible.
- January 30, 1939
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Grayling Winter Sports Queen with Mercury V-8, January 1939
Ford Motor Company introduced its Mercury brand for 1939. The mid-priced Mercury fit neatly between the basic Ford and the upscale Lincoln. Edsel Ford supervised the design of Mercury's 1939 models -- distinct from Ford and Lincoln, but still in keeping with Ford Motor's basic look. First-year bodies included two- and four-door sedans, a two-door coupe and a two-door convertible.
- Birdie Tebbetts with Grayling Winter Sports Queen, January 1939 - George "Birdie" Tebbetts played on the Detroit Tigers as a catcher from 1936 to 1947, with a three-year pause for military service during World War II. He later managed teams in Cincinnati, Milwaukee and Cleveland. In 1939, Tebbetts traveled to Grayling, Michigan, about 200 miles north of Detroit, and posed with the Grayling Winter Sports Queen and a 1939 Mercury sedan.
- January 30, 1939
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Birdie Tebbetts with Grayling Winter Sports Queen, January 1939
George "Birdie" Tebbetts played on the Detroit Tigers as a catcher from 1936 to 1947, with a three-year pause for military service during World War II. He later managed teams in Cincinnati, Milwaukee and Cleveland. In 1939, Tebbetts traveled to Grayling, Michigan, about 200 miles north of Detroit, and posed with the Grayling Winter Sports Queen and a 1939 Mercury sedan.
- Runners at 1984 Olympic Trials, June 1984 - The United States Olympic Team Trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from June 16-24, 1984. American athletes competed in more than thirty events in an attempt to represent their country at the 23rd Olympiad. More than a month later, qualifying athletes would return to Los Angeles, host of the 1984 Olympics, to try to win the gold.
- June 01, 1984
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Runners at 1984 Olympic Trials, June 1984
The United States Olympic Team Trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from June 16-24, 1984. American athletes competed in more than thirty events in an attempt to represent their country at the 23rd Olympiad. More than a month later, qualifying athletes would return to Los Angeles, host of the 1984 Olympics, to try to win the gold.
- Hurdlers at 1984 Olympic Trials, June 1984 - The United States Olympic Team Trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from June 16-24, 1984. American athletes competed in more than thirty events in an attempt to represent their country at the 23rd Olympiad. More than a month later, qualifying athletes would return to Los Angeles, host of the 1984 Olympics, to try to win the gold.
- June 01, 1984
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Hurdlers at 1984 Olympic Trials, June 1984
The United States Olympic Team Trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from June 16-24, 1984. American athletes competed in more than thirty events in an attempt to represent their country at the 23rd Olympiad. More than a month later, qualifying athletes would return to Los Angeles, host of the 1984 Olympics, to try to win the gold.