Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Jesse Owens pictured with a group of unidentified African American women wearing dresses and hats. James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Jesse Owens -- ???. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Owens, Jesse. In pencil: Sports - Track. James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
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ark:/21198/zz00254jsk
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Track athletics--California--Los Angeles People Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles Sports Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980
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