Bobsled run at Lake Placid, racers who went to Germany in 1936, 2 2-man teams

Olympic bobsledders Ivan Brown, Alan Washbond, Gilbert Colgate and Richard Lawrence pose with their families at the bobsled run in Lake Placid, NY. During the 1936 Winter Olympics, Brown and Washbond won the gold for the two-man bobsled while Colgate and Lawrence won the bronze. This image was created to record use of recreational sites overseen by the Conservation Department's Division of Parks.
Identifier
NYSA_14297-87_4217
Date Original
circa 1936
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives, New York (State). Conservation Dept. Photographic prints and negatives, [ca. 1904-1949], 14297-87, No. 4217.
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Geographic Locations

Essex County