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Glen Onoko Falls Trail - Jim Thorpe, PA

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The Hand in the Cell

Although the Carbon County Jail, in Jim Thorpe ,PA ,may seem like an ordinary jail upon first glance, it is the site of a most intriguing and bizarre mystery: The Hand in the Cell.

In 1877 a man named Alexander Campbell was incarcerated for the murder of John P. Jones. Despite proof that Campbell was part of the Molly Maguires, a gang against mine owners, and an admission that he was at the scene of the crime, Alexander still proclaimed that he was innocent. He said that he did not shoot and kill John P. Jones.

Despite his claims, Alexander Campbell was sentence to death by hanging . On the date of his execution ( which was June 22nd, 1877), the sheriff who came to get Campbell was greeted with the prisoners continued protestations that he was innocent. In one sweeping gesture Alexander bent down to the ground and covered his hand in the black soot of his cell block. Then, placing his hand on the wall, he proclaimed “I am innocent and let this be my testimony!” After leaving the handprint he was taken out to the scaffolds and hanged. No other prisoners were ever kept again in that same cell.

Although Campbell was gone his hand-print remained, and nothing anyone did could get rid of it. In the 30′s the cell wall was knocked down and replaced with a new one. Yet in the morning, guards were surprised to find that the print had returned. Another sheriff had painted over the wall with green latex paint, only to find that it once again reappeared before their eyes!

Is this proof of Campbells innocence? Or is there a more natural cause behind the mysterious print? Although no one can say for sure, those who step into the cell often report that a chill runs through their bodies. While the prison was still in operation, prisoners would see a mysterious figure passing through the cells locked door.

Visitors can still visit cell 17 and see the ghostly hand print for themselves!

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I also know it's too late and he was not credited in a lot of films (and the films he did appear in gave him small roles) but I still would have submitted Sac-and-Fox actor Jim Thorpe, if only because he contributed so much to Indigenous rights in the acting world through his activism. He's much better known for his athletic career but he's someone I greatly look up to. The 1932 comedy "Always Kickin'" is not a great watch on its own, but it's a film where Thorpe has an actual speaking role and his warmth and charisma is the best part of the film.

I said I wouldn’t post any more of these, but I’m actually sad he wasn’t submitted. Give it up for Jim Thorpe!

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Jim Thorpe, PA

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The Lehigh Gorge Express departs. larger image link source

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Native American Heritage Month

We honor Native American Heritage Month by highlighting our vast holdings that document the history and recognize the many achievements and contributions of Native Americans from as early as 1774. These include every treaty signed with Native Americans, available online through the National Archives Catalog, records from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Schools, and Indian Census Rolls. 

Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe Join us in person or online on December 1, 2022, at 7 PM ET. National Archives Museum in Washington, DC. Register online; View on YouTube

Jim Thorpe, a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was an All American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, the star of the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played in the MLB for the New York Giants. David Maraniss’s book, Path Lit by Lightning, tells Thorpe’s story. Anita Thorpe, Jim Thorpe's granddaughter, will attend the program.

Related NARA exhibit: All American: The Power of Sports  National Archives Museum, Washington DC, through January 7, 2024.

Anita Thorpe, left, granddaughter of 1912 Olympic champion Jim Thorpe, poses with National Archives curator Alice Kamps in front of a display honoring Thorpe’s grandfather in the “All American: The Power of Sports," 9/12/2022. Photo for the National Archives by John Valceanu.

Related Smithsonian exhibit: Why We Serve: Native Americans in the U.S. Armed ForcesThe National Museum of the American Indian through November 30, 2023 Why We Serve honors the generations of Native Americans who have served in the armed forces of the United States—often in extraordinary numbers—since the American Revolution.  Online Resources:

Native American History special topics page of NARA’s related online resources.

Bureau of Indian Affairs Photos (more than 18,000) Now Online.

The Story of the 1950 Census P8 Indian Reservation Schedule - learn about Native Americans in the 1950 Census.

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enjoy the last moments this summer has to offer

Jim Thorpe, PA // Aug. 2023

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Jim Thorpe, PA

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Hospital in an abandoned coal mine. by Kevin B. Moore Via Flickr: The Dr. Young Memorial Hospital in the No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum - Lansford, Pennsylvania

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Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway • Jim Thorpe, PA

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My man Jim Thorpe! It only took 110 god damn years!  

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#Jim Thorpe #Ted Williams #arm wrestling #1952 #baseball #athletes #legends

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#Tracey Deer #Jim Thorpe #indigenous film #native films #ndn #native american #mohawk

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Athlete Jim Thorpe in 1910, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA ID 595347.

#OTD 1912: Jim Thorpe begins the Olympic triathlon By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs

Jim Thorpe wearing Carlisle Indian School Football uniform, 1909. NARA ID 519348.

Jim Thorpe, a member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, competed in track and field events at Carlisle Indian Industrial School and later played football, baseball, and basketball professionally. He won gold medals for the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 Olympics. Olympic officials later stripped him of his medals because a brief stint playing minor league baseball violated the rules of amateurism. To avoid penalties, some Olympic athletes played professionally under assumed names. Thorpe, who was unaware of the rule, was severely punished for the infraction.

Thorpe faced extensive racism on and off the field. Reporters depicted his competitions as battles between Indigenous and White Americans. But his excellence in so many different sports—he went on to play professional football, baseball, and basketball—led many to believe he was the greatest athlete of all time.

Many urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to restore Thorpe’s medals. The IOC relented in 1982, 30 years after his death, gave Thorpe’s family replica gold medals, and said he would be "added to the list of athletes who were crowned Olympic champions at the 1912 Games.” However, the IOC refused to alter the official record.

Learn more about Thorpe and see these replica gold medals* in our upcoming exhibit, All American, the Power of Sports.

*on loan courtesy of Jim Thorpe’s descendants and the Oklahoma History Center.

National Archives Museum in DC, 9/16/2022 - 1/7/2024

See also:

The Greatest Athlete of the First Half of the Century, Pieces of History

Jim Thorpe records in the National Archives Online Catalog

Baseball and the National Archives - National Archives News special topics page

Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Archives, NARA eBook

BLUE XMAS for Native Americans, NARA Tumblr

#jim thorpe #olympics #sports history #native americans #indigenous people #first nations #nativepride #native lives matter #native rights

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James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics (one in classic pentathlon and the other in decathlon). He also played American football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and basketball.

#jim thorpe #Olympianjimthorpe

[jennyboom21]

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of strict amateurism rules of the time.

The International Olympic Committee announced the change Friday on the 110th anniversary of Thorpe winning the decathlon and later being proclaimed by King Gustav V of Sweden as “the greatest athlete in the world.”

Thorpe, a Native American, returned to a ticker-tape parade in New York, but months later it was discovered he had been paid to play minor league baseball over two summers, an infringement of the Olympic amateurism rules. He was stripped of his gold medals in what was described as the first major international sports scandal.

Thorpe to some remains the greatest all-around athlete ever. He was voted as the Associated Press’ Athlete of the Half Century in a poll in 1950.

In 1982 — 29 years after Thorpe’s death — the IOC gave duplicate gold medals to his family but his Olympic records were not reinstated, nor was his status as the sole gold medalist of the two events.

Two years ago, a Bright Path Strong petition advocated declaring Thorpe the outright winner of the pentathlon and decathlon in 1912. The IOC had listed him as a co-champion in the official record book.

“We welcome the fact that, thanks to the great engagement of Bright Path Strong, a solution could be found,” IOC President Thomas Bach said. “This is a most exceptional and unique situation, which has been addressed by an extraordinary gesture of fair play from the National Olympic Committees concerned.”

Thorpe’s Native American name, Wa-Tho-Huk, means “Bright Path.” The organization with the help of IOC member Anita DeFrantz had contacted the Swedish Olympic Committee and the family of Hugo Wieslander, who had been elevated to decathlon gold medalist in 1913.

“They confirmed that Wieslander himself had never accepted the Olympic gold medal allocated to him, and had always been of the opinion that Jim Thorpe was the sole legitimate Olympic gold medalist,” the IOC said, adding that the Swedish Olympic Committee agreed.

“The same declaration was received from the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, whose athlete, Ferdinand Bie, was named as the gold medalist when Thorpe was stripped of the pentathlon title,” the IOC said.

Bie will be listed as the silver medalist in the pentathlon, and Wieslander with silver in the decathlon.

World Athletics, the governing body of track and field, has also agreed to amend its records, the IOC said.

Bright Path Strong commended the IOC for “setting the record straight” about the Sac and Fox and Potawatomi athlete.

“We are so grateful this nearly 110-year-old injustice has finally been corrected, and there is no confusion about the most remarkable athlete in history,” said Nedra Darling, the organization co-founder and citizen of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

As the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States, Thorpe “has inspired our people for generations,” said Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians.

In Stockholm, Thorpe tripled the score of his nearest competitor in the pentathlon and had 688 more points than the second-placed finisher in the decathlon.

During the closing ceremony, King Gustav V told Thorpe: “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.”

#jim thorpe