Series of 13 black and white photos reproduced from a German-language publication, of American pole vaulter Ron Morris, showing his silver-medal winning form at the 1960 Olympics held in Rome.
Sequence eight and nine black and white photos of pole vaulters Paul Wilson and a second athlete identified only as Cramer, illustrating their vaulting forms, taken at Hayward Field during the 1960s. Text at upper left indicates Wilson attained a height of 14 feet 8 inches and Cramer 15 feet 6 1/2 inches.
Sequence of 16 black and white photos of American pole vaulter John Pennel, illustrating his form. Title on photo series is "The championship pole vaulting form of John Pennel is studied in this motion-analysis by John T. Powell, University of Illinois." Accompanying text describes each of the pictures in the sequence.
