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- 1938-02-18
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Mike Shea marathon. Shea, center, is congratulated by four men inside the original Poodle Dog Cafe in Fife on February 18, 1938. He had briskly walked from the Olympus Hotel in downtown Tacoma to Fife's Century Ballroom in a remarkable 59 minutes, 38 seconds. That was a distance of 4.6 miles. The event attracted 20 carloads of fans who followed him during the post-midnight walking race.
Men--Social life--1930-1940; Restaurants--Fife; Poodle Dog (Fife); Shea, Mike; Walking races; Marathons;