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Title
Bike club trains for 1956 Olympics
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Chase, Harry
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.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph caption dated June 23, 1956 reads "Valley's outstanding cyclists. These members of North Hollywood club are state and national champion title holders. They are, left to right, Dwayne Davenport, 17, of Van Nuys, junior state champion; Alice Springer, 21, of Van Nuys, state girls champion; Jack Disney, 24, of Pasadena, national senior sprint ace; and Bob Tetzlaff, 20, of Hollywood, all-around state champion and multiple title holder. Each is training for Australia's Olympic Games this fall." The article partially reads "Piston-legged cyclists of the North Hollywood Wheelman's Club are using the rugged canyons surrounding San Fernando Valley as a training site to ready for the Australian Olympic Games this fall."; See images #00145214 through #00145219 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00145215
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d054_f14_i5
CARL0005861350
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/73051
Subject
North Hollywood Wheelman's Club
Men--California--San Fernando Valley
Women--California--San Fernando Valley
Cyclists--California--San Fernando Valley
Clubs--California--San Fernando Valley
Cycling--Training--California--San Fernando Valley
Bicycles--California--San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Valley Times Collection photographs
Time Period
1951-1960

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