Title

The Flying Finn Takes The Lead

Caption

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1929
Finn Paavo Nurmi surges ahead into the lead on his way to setting a new world's record in the two mile run at the Penn Relay Carnival held at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania.

Credit line

Photo12/Underwood Archives/UIG

Reference

UMG20A15_203

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46,8Mb (7,8Mb) / 16,0in x 11,4in / 4800 x 3405 (300dpi)

Keywords

watching 1920s Twenties 1929 1930s Thirties Flying Finn Franklin Field Paavo Johannes Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Penn Relay Carnival Pennsylvania Philadelphia Record Breaking Running Track Track And Field Event Two Miles Running USA United States University Of Pennsylvania World Record achievement athlete athletics audience competition crowd daytime historical horizontal large group of people leading men mid adult men motion on the move outdoors playing running shorts spectator sport venue sportsperson sportswear stadium success t-shirt vintage vitality watching