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Title
The best
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1964
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated July 11, 1964 reads, "Hal Connolly, the world record holder in the hammer throw, displays form he hopes will carry him to victory against the Russians in the Coliseum July 25-26 and Tokyo later in the summer. His record mark stands at 231-10."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00052451
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d065_f19_i34
CARL0000059415
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/41604
Subject
Hammer throwing
Track and field athletes
Olympic athletes
Stadiums
Men
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Time Period
1960-1969

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