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
Lee Barnes lands his jump into the sand pit below him. The pole he used to vault himself over the crossbar is centered between the standard bars. A man in a hat, with back facing the camera, moves to grab Barnes' vaulting pole. Another man stands to the left of the standard bars, with the number "20" on his sweater, watching Barnes land. Lee Barnes was a part of the track team at University of Southern California from 1924 to 1928. He won gold in pole vaulting at the Paris Olympics in 1924. Handwritten on negative: Barnes / #2 Text from negative sleeve: Barnes, Lee. Track.
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3692_G307 ark:/21198/z1839jt6
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles Vaulting--California--Los Angeles Barnes, Lee, 1906-1970 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
