Field Day! Other Sports in the National Archives
Unsure which sport to commit to? Here's a smattering of other options, including:
- Archery
- Handball
- Weightlifting
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Trenton "Iron Mike" Wade squats 262.5 in his 181-pound weight class division at the Amateur Athletic Union's National Military Weightlifting Open at Little Rock Air Force Base on June 26, 2004. Photo by A1C Vanessa Valentine. View in the National Archives Catalog.
A National Youth Administration graduate student serves as an archery instructor at the State Teachers College in Framingham, Massachusetts, on May 15, 1940. View in the National Archives Catalog.
U.S. and South Korean players vie for the ball in front of the Korean goal during team handball match at the XXIVth Olympiad on September 1, 1988. Photo by Chief Master Sergeant Don Sutherland. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Air Force First Lt. Kathy Callaghan stands on a bench and cheers as she and her teammates learn that they have clinched the gold medal in the women's handball competition at the 10th Annual Pan American Games on August 1, 1987. Photo by Rose Reynolds. View in the National Archives Catalog.
First Lady Michelle Obama Participates in a Fencing Demonstration with Ibtihaj Muhammad of the U.S. Olympic Fencing Team, during the 2016 Olympics 100 Days Out event in Times Square, New York, New York, on April 27, 2016. Photo by Amanda Lucidon. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Master Sgt. Helen Starr of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAC) bowls at the bowling alley in Fort McClellan, Alabama, on January 27, 1944. View in the National Archives Catalog.
The rugby team from the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington struggles for control of the ball during a game with a local rugby club played while the ship is visiting Marseille, France, on March 9, 1996. Photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ryan Child. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Players race for the goal during a lacrosse game between the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen and the U.S. Military Academy Cadets at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, on April 1, 1989. Photo by Petty Officer First Class Chuck Mussi. View in the National Archives Catalog.