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Title
Otto Anderson soars over a hurdle, Los Angeles, 1922-1926
Date Created and/or Issued
[between 1922-1926]
1922/1926
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
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
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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