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Washington, D.C., 1924. "Grade school track meet." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress.
I was about to post the same thing, Brent. I'm surprised to see someone doing track and field wearing shirt, tie, and knickerbockers. On the other hand, some of the young lads are decidedly not overdressed: tank top, shorts and what look remarkably like sneakers, as on the fellow with the "G" shirt.
[They look like sneakers because they are sneakers. - Dave]
From this blog I know that kids, including elementary school children, dressed more formally in the 1920s, still I find it hard to accept someone competing in the Long Jump (or did they still call it the Broad Jump then) wearing a tie. Well at least he's not wearing a hat (though some did).
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