US UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-4988
Description
Lillian Copeland was an American athlete who excelled in weight throwing. She has been called "the most successful female discus thrower in U.S. history," and held multiple titles in shot put and javelin throwing as well. In the 1928 Olympics she won the silver medal for the discus throw and in 1932 she won the gold medal in this event. Text from negative sleeve: Copeland, Lillian. Track. Handwritten on negative: Miss Lillian Copeland
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3700_G1157 ark:/21198/zz0002nz27
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Javelin throwing Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles Women athletes--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.) Copeland, Lillian, 1904-1964
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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