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Title: Giants in the muscle league
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: 1958
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.
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Description: Photograph caption dated June 21, 1958 reads, "Isaac Berger, left, 132 pounds, and Dave Sheppard, 225 pounds, are favorites in the national AAU weightlifting championship finals tonight at Embassy Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. Both are world record holders. The weightlifting will be held in conjunction with the annual Mr. America contest."
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Identifier: 00162981
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d066_f10_i12
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/133741
Subject: Bodybuilders
Weight lifting
Weight lifters
Barbells
Contests
Children
Men
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period: 1951-1960

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