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Making a Nation of Athletes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.01.523.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: Randolph Field, Texas Type: Newspaper clipping Date: February 12, 1945 Pagination: 1 p. ; Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated February 12, 1945. The article is entitled Making a Nation of Athletes and features a photo of a man performing a sit up. An annotation in pencil is across the top that reads, "This was taken out in front of the barracks. Our PT instructor and a fellow that works in the office."

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975
Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975

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