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Item
Title
D7093-3
Date(s)
- 1938-02-18 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Mike Shea marathon. A patrol officer holds up Mike Shea's arm in a victory salute in February of 1938. Surrounding the two is a crowd of jubilant participants standing in front of the neon-clad original Poodle Dog Cafe in Fife. Mike had accomplished the remarkable feat of walking from downtown Tacoma to Fife's Century Ballroom in a time just short of an hour. That was a distance of 4.6 miles. The beaming Shea collected on a bet of $10 for his efforts.
Men--Social life--1930-1940; Events--Fife--1930-1940; Restaurants--Fife; Poodle Dog (Fife); Shea, Mike; Walking races; Marathons;