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Title
Portrait of Olympic diver Dorothy Poynton, Los Angeles, circa 1928
Date Created and/or Issued
[circa June 1928]
1928-06
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
Swimmer Dorothy Poynton smiles at the camera while sitting on a desk with her hands on her lap. Dorothy Poynton-Hill was an American diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she won the silver medal in the 3 meter springboard competition. Four years later she won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform event. In 1936 she won the gold medal in the 10 meter platform competition as well as the bronze medal in the 3 meter springboard event.
Text from negative sleeve: Poynton, Dorothy. Swimmer.
Handwritten on negative: Dorothy Poynton
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3725_G4084
ark:/21198/z18q1sfb
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Swimming--California--Los Angeles
Divers--American--California--Los Angeles
Swimmers--California--Los Angeles
Poynton-Hill, Dorothy, 1915-1995
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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