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Title
Will shoot for world mark
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
1956
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.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
First photograph caption dated May 10, 1956 reads, "Canoga Park High's Dave Davis, one of the best prep shotputters in the nation, will be gunning for a new world mark in tomorrow's all-Valley League track and field finals at Birmingham High. Davis is a cinch to set a new league mark now held by USC's Ray Martin at 57 ft., 1/2 in. Canoga Park is a slight favorite to win the all-league mix." See image 00162398 for additional photo in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Identifier
00162397
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d064_f6_i6
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/132193
Subject
Davis, Dave
Canoga Park High School (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Students
Shot-putters
Track and field athletes
High school students
Young men
Shot putting
Canoga Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Time Period
1951-1960

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