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05-23-2009, 07:55 PM
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Looking at the military uniforms you are right those are post Spanish-American war uniforms. I never heard of the unofficial '06 Olympics, now I got something new to look into!
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05-25-2009, 10:44 PM
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Has to be 1906
Would guess that after looking at the men in the race, and the fact that different flags are worn on the front of their shirts, that it would have to be from the 1906 Olympics, as I believe (and I could certainly be wrong here) the 1896 was the first international event of its type. I would gather that the artist used a previous race event for the one seen. Perhaps the 1896, or even the 1904. Or perhaps I'm wrong completely.
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05-26-2009, 05:49 AM
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Hi Carlton,
I have attached a pic of an article referring to "Burnham's 1909 plan", not sure if this is any help? Also, you may try contacting the University of Chicago... I have searched the archives and there seems to be some stuff related the event mentioned on your poster? Sometimes these universities can be quite helpful, other times its dead right from the start? I will see if I can find any other info. 
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05-27-2009, 08:47 PM
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Olympic poster
Neat poster! According to Wikipedia, both the 1896 and 1906 Olympics were held in April; thus, the June-July dates on the poster almost certainly mean it's from either 1895 or 1905. The gentlemen dressed in suits with bowties and straw hats in the background, and the post Spanish-American war military uniforms, to me suggest a 1905 poster for the 1906 Games the following April.
Last edited by Hal Kaplan; 05-27-2009 at 08:49 PM. Reason: repeated word deleted
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05-29-2009, 08:51 PM
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Grant Stadium is now Soldier Field!!
Hey Thanks one and all for help and your appreciation.
Smokeless, You really hit it big with your info that Soldier Field was originally Grant Field...I didn't know that!! Hal Kaplan, Now that's a very interesting aspect....So if the try-outs were in June 1905 and the games in April 06' that would have given the United States Olympic committee about ten months to select, organize and train the team...that sounds about right. And now that you bring up the procession cycle, I suppose there may have been other try-out sites in different regions of the country. Thanks very much, I hadn't considered the time frame until you mentioned it, and the 1905 makes sense.
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