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Photograph caption dated June 21, 1946 reads, "Coach Dean Cromwell and Mel Patton, holder of unofficial world's 100-yard dash record of 9.3 seconds, hold last minute conference before Trojan track squad of 14 board a chartered Western Air Lines' plane for Minneapolis for NCAA track and field championships this weekend."
Western Airlines Los Angeles International Airport University of Southern California--Students Runners (Sports)--United States Track and field athletes--United States Track and field coaches--United States Airports--California--Los Angeles Airplanes--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles College students--California--Los Angeles Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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