A slide of Tom Waddell (Tom Flubacher) performing his record setting high jump on the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) during the 1958 Eastern Track and Field Championships. He is laid out flat and is currently going over the high bar. Behind him are some buildings on the campus of WPI. Tom set the school record that day at 6' 5 1/4". On the slide casing is written, "Tom Flubacher Jumps 6'5+ at WPI (1958) Eastens SC won Class "B" meet.". For biographical information on Thomas F. Waddell, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/155. Written on slide casing, "Tom Flubacher Jumps 6'5+ at WPI (1958) Eastens SC won Class "B" meet";
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