This guy got around.
Regards,
Martin

"Beginning in 1908, Rodman Wanamaker, son of the store owner, sponsored a series
of "Expeditions to the American Indian" "

http://www.indiana.edu/~mathers/new/collections/photos/wanamake.html

"Bloomquist, Bret" wrote:

> Well, I looked itnto it more. Yes, same guy. From another website on the
> Wanamaker Mile:
> "The Millrose Games features sprints, hurdles, middle distances, pole vault
> and high jump. It also includes the famed Wanamaker Mile, this year making
> its 77th appearance. This celebrated event received its moniker during the
> early part of the 1900s, when Rodman Wanamaker gave the first trophy for the
> popular mile-and-one-half race in 1916. "





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