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Description
15 images. Examiner International Sports and Vacation Show. March 16 1960. At Swim Stadium, Coliseum, Sports Arena Skeet shooting Water skiing Comedy diving. (Sleeve reads: SP-12746.) Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Rustan. Date: 1960-03-16. Assignment: Sports show swim stadium section. Special instructions: Negs to Ribbett. 12/49/50: Martha William, 13, water skiing, while her mother, Aliene Williams acts as observer, Driver is Bob Norman. Comedy diving 3: Bob Rush (on broom) calls it the witch dive to his mother-in-law. 44/43: Mack Brown ends up as a horse in this dive and Willie Farrell as the rider. 98: Willie Farrell does the rigormortice [sic.] dive. 97: (not identified) This guy is sprung from a board, does a backward flip and lands in the chair. 29: (front to rear) Trapshooters James Bell Mrs. Miriam Kettett Ed Henke Charlie Kellett Lyle Corcoran (five were in picture but one does not show). 11: Lyle Corcoran, breaking clay pigeon (it shows if you look close and call for help from art department)".
Type
image
Format
15 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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