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1189. Helen Filkey

Helen Filkey (DeVry) (1908-2000), who became one of America’s finest track stars in the 1920s, modeled for this bust created in Petersen’s Chicago studio. She was Chicago’s first great female track and field champion, setting national and world records from when she first…

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1189. Helen Filkey

Rutland Daily Herald (Rutland, VT), Aug. 19, 1930.

Date

1930

Material

Clay

Description

Helen Filkey (DeVry) (1908-2000), who became one of America's finest track stars in the 1920s, modeled for this bust created in Petersen's Chicago studio. She was Chicago’s first great female track and field champion, setting national and world records from when she first entered sport in 1923 until her retirement in 1931.

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Notes / Sources

Image in Rutland Daily Herald (Rutland, VT), Aug. 19, 1930; Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois), Aug. 21, 1930; News-Pilot (San Pedro, California), Sept. 15, 1930.

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