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
Otto Anderson began his athletics career as a hurdler while at Pomona High School. In 1920, he qualified for the Antwerp Olympics. He attended U.S.C beginning in 1922, playing football and adding more track and field events to his repertoire. He qualified for and traveled to Paris for the 1924 Olympics, but injured himself there practicing for the pole vault event. Upon his return he acted as track team captain at U.S.C. Handwritten on negative: Otto Anderson Text from negative sleeve: Anderson, Otto Sports.
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3690_G104 ark:/21198/z1q29rz5
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Hurdle racing--California--Los Angeles Track athletics--California--Los Angeles Anderson, Otto, 1901-1963
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