Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption reads, "'Dainty' Dorothy Poynton began diving at age seven when her family moved to Los Angeles. At 13, she was the youngest American team member at the Amsterdam 1928 Oympics, where she won the silver medal in springboard diving. She won a gold medal in 1932 for this perfectly executed dive."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 14 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Poynton, Dorothy Los Angeles Swimming Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) Olympic Games--(10th :--1932 :--Los Angeles, Calif.) Olympics Olympic athletes--United States Women olympic athletes--United States Divers--United States Diving--California--Los Angeles Swimming pools--California--Los Angeles Stadiums--California--Los Angeles Aquatic sports facilities--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles Spectators--California--Los Angeles Flags University Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Exposition Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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