Black and white photo of an unidentified University of Oregon baseball player looking as the home plate umpire calls a strike on him during a game played during the 1940s on the practice field adjacent to Howe Field.
Color photo of University of Oregon basketball player Vic Townsend taken during the 1939-40 season. Text at lower reads "Victor Townsend, All Coast Guard 1940."
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Wayne Bartholemy, who played for the Ducks 1946-48, jumping and reaching for the ball in a posed action shot taken at the practice field near Hayward Field.
Black and white photo of baseball umpires, coaches and players converging on the infield at Howe Field for a discussion during a game played during the 1940s between the University of Oregon and an unidentified opponent.
Black and white photo of an unidentified University of Oregon baseball player running down the first base line as the opposing first baseman stretches for the bag during a game played at Howe Field during the 1940s.
Black and white photo of the University of Oregon Women's Athletic Association Council for the 1940-41 academic year taken on the steps at Gerlinger Hall. From left to right: Margaret Young, Lois Onthank, Martha McClung, Thelma Bouchet, Margaret Van Matre, Lois Masters, Hope Hughes, Patsy Taylor, Janet Morris, Joanne Riesch, Bette Morfitt. Picture appears on page 108 of the 1940 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon basketball player Don Peterson taken at McArthur Court during the 1948-49 season. A cropped version of the picture appears on page 185 of the 1949 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon basketball player Bob Amacher taken at McArthur Court during the 1948-49 season. A cropped version of the picture appears on page 185 of the 1949 Oregana, and on page 270 of the 1950 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon basketball players George Andrews (left) and Cliff Anet dribbling balls at McArthur Court in either 1941 or 1942.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon basketball player Ken Hayes palming a basketball with one hand, while another ball drops to the floor from his other hand. Hayes played for the Ducks during the mid-1940s.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon basketball player Bob Wren attempting to pass the ball while being defended by an unidentified teammate at McArthur Court in the early 1940s.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Erling Jacobsen kneeling with a ball at Hayward Field in 1940. Picture appears on page 224 of the 1941 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Roy Ell running at the camera in a posed action shot taken at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1940.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Roy Dyer running with the ball in a posed action shot taken at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1940. The lower, right corner of the photo is signed "Best of luck, Roy Dyer."
Black and white photo of University of Oregon outfielder Bill Carney rounding third base during a game against Idaho at Howe Field in either 1942 or 1943.
Black and white photo of two unidentified University of Oregon basketball players during a jump ball at a practice held at McArthur Court during the 1940s.
Color cover of the souvenir program for the Oregon Club Annual Football Banquet held December 7, 1948. Featured is a color photo of a football game at Hayward Field played probably during the 1940s.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon basketball player Roy Seeborg dribbling the ball in McArthur Court. Photo appears on page 331 of the 1943 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Peter Torchia running in a posed action shot taken at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1946 or 1947. Torchia also played for the Ducks in 1942, but had his career interrupted by service in World War II.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Ken Maine, who played for the Ducks in 1946 and 1948, running the ball toward the camera in a posed action shot taken at the practice field near Hayward Field.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon track coach Bill Hayward posing by a hurdle at Hayward Field during the 1940s. Hayward signed the picture "To my old pal, Bill Hayward" to former Oregon multi-sport coach John Warren.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player DeWayne Johnson after punting the football in a posed action shot taken near McArthur Court. Johnson played for the Ducks in 1945 and 1947-49.
Black and white photo of former University of Oregon director of women's Physical Activity Program and field hockey coach Janet Woodruff taken next to Gerlinger Hall, probably in the 1940s.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon basketball player George Andrews showing defensive positioning in 1940 at McArthur Court. Picture appears on page 85 of the 1940 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Bob Reynolds running with the ball in a posed action shot taken at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1945 or 1946. Reynolds also played for the Ducks in 1942, but had is career interrupted by World War II.
Black and white photo of the 1939 University of Oregon basketball team on the floor at McArthur Court during a rally in the 1940s or 1950s, honoring them for winning the 1939 NCAA basketball championship.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon track and field coach Bill Hayward and high jumper Les Steers in 1941, a year in which Steers established a new world record of 6 feet 11 inches.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player George Van Pelt in a three-point stance at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1941. A cropped version of the picture appears on page 385 of the 1942 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Chuck Elliott in a three-point stance in 1941. A cropped version of the picture appears on page 389 of the 1942 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player George Van Pelt in a three-point stance at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1941.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Bob Koch at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1941. Picture appears on page 387 of the 1942 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Jim Shephard in a three-point stance at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1941. A cropped version of the picture appears on page 389 of the 1942 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Jim Newquist leaping in the air to pass the ball in a posed action shot taken at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1941. The picture is signed "Jim Newquist 1941 left half."
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Chuck Elliott running in a posed action shot taken at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1946. Elliott also played for the Ducks 1941-42, but had his career interrupted by service in World War II.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon high jumper Les Steers clearing the bar, and five women, as coach Bill Hayward looks on. The picture was taken at Hayward Field in 1941, a year in which Steers established a new world record of 6 feet 11 inches.
Black and white photo of the top five 880 yard runners on the awards podium during the Pacific Coast Conference Track and Field Meet held at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California on May 31, 1941. From right to left: 1st place, Bill Dale (Washington State), 2nd place, Clarence Barnes (California), 3rd place, James Lang (Washington State), 4th place, Francis Olson (Stanford), 5th place, Robert McKinney (Oregon).
Black and white photo of the top five 120 yard high hurdlers on the awards stand at the 1941 Pacific Coast Conference track and field championships held at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California. Oregon hurdler Zenas Butler finished fourth.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player George Dugan in 1942. Dugan also played for the Ducks in 1946, after the end of World War II.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player LeRoy Erickson showing his punting form in a posed action shot at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1942.
Black and white photo of five members of the 1942 University of Oregon basketball team dribbling balls at McArthur Court. From left to right: George Andrews, Rolph Fuhrman, Lloyd Jackson, Bob Wren, and Don Kirsch.
Black and white photo of the 1942 University of Oregon track team. Front row, left-right: trainer Bob McKinney, Kenny Oliphant, Homer Thomas, Bob Newland, Don Wilson, Stan Skillicorn, Bill Ross, Bill McKevitt, coach Bill Hayward. Second row, l-r: Francis Tuckwiler, Fred Foster, Bill Regner, Warren Finke, Chuck Elliott, Bill Deller, Bruce Maxie. Third row, l-r: Richard Hoffard, Stan Ray, Owen Day, Ralph Kramer, Zenas Butler, Bob Simpson, Dick Shelton, Don Jones. A nearly identical picture from the same sitting appears on page 345 of the 1943 Oregana.
Black and white photo of, from left to right, 440 runner Chuck Beckner, Coach Bill Hayward and pole-vaulter and team captain Homer Thomas outside McArthur Court in 1943. Photo appears on page 117 of the 1944 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon basketball player Sam Crowell dribbling the ball at McArthur Court in 1943. A cropped version of the picture appears on page 330 of the 1943 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon basketball player Bob Newland in the air with the ball at McArthur Court in 1943. A cropped version of the picture appears on page 330 of the 1943 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon track coach Bill Hayward (center) with 440 runner Chuck Beckner (left) and team captain Homer Thomas (right) taken near McArthur Court in 1943. A nearly identical picture from the same photo shoot appears on page 117 of the 1944 Oregana.
Black and white photo of the 1943 University of Oregon track team. Front row, left to right: Ralph Kramer, Chuck Beckner, Homer Thomas, Bob Newland, Skiles Hoffman, Browning Allen. Second row, l-r: Myron Spady, Tom Boylen, Eston Way, Fred Foster, Bob Simpson, Tony Nickachos. Third row, l-r: Joe Porter, Morris Drenkle, Don Campbell, Wes Carpenter, Stan Ray, coach Bill Hayward. Picture appears on page 118 of the 1944 Oregana.
Black and white photo of the 1924 University of Oregon football team taken at their 20-year reunion on November 11, 1924. Seated on the floor in the fron middle is trainer Bill Hayward. Seated, third from right is Gene Shields, who played for the Ducks 1923-25 and served as an assistant coach 1929-37.
Image of a black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Harry Reiton taken near Hayward Field in 1945. Picture appears on page 200 of the 1946 Oregana.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Mark Hathaway leaping to catch a pass in a posed action shot taken at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1945
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Harry Edwards charging the camera in a posed action shot taken at the practice field near Hayward Field in 1945.
Image of a black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Curtis Deskins rushing the ball in a posed action shot taken near Hayward Field in 1945. Picture appears on page 200 of the 1946 Oregana.
Image of a black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Bob Reynolds taken near Hayward Field in 1945. Picture appears on page 200 of the 1946 Oregana.
Image of a black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Harry Edwards taken near Hayward Field in 1945. Picture appears on page 201 of the 1946 Oregana.
Image of a black and white photo of University of Oregon football player DeWayne Johnson in a posed action shot running the football, taken near Hayward Field in 1945. Picture appears on page 201 of the 1946 Oregana.
Image of a black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Bob Anderson reaching for the ball, taken near Hayward Field in 1945. Picture appears on page 201 of the 1946 Oregana.
Image of a black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Walt Donovan taken near Hayward Field in 1945. Picture appears on page 201 of the 1946 Oregana.
Image of a black and white photo of University of Oregon football player Steve Mezzera taken near Hayward Field in 1945. Picture appears on page 199 of the 1946 Oregana.