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Title: Track star Norm Anderson throws discus, Los Angeles, 1921-1928
Date Created and/or Issued: [between 1921-1928]
1921/1928
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Norm Anderson attended USC, where he played football and was a member of the track and field team. In 1921, he set a record for discus. In 1924, he was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team, and finished fifth in the shot put competition. Related to "Olympics Coming to Meet U.S.C.," Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 1925: A4; "Preps Clash Today in City Meet Preliminaries at Coliseum," Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 1927: B2.
Handwritten on negative: Norm Anderson
Text from negative sleeve: Anderson, Norman Sports
Type: image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3690_G101
ark:/21198/z13c1s0h
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Track athletics--California--Los Angeles
Discus throwing--California--Los Angeles
Anderson, Norman F., 1902-1978
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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