Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Jesse Owens competes in a broad jump event at a track meet. A crowd watches from stadium seats. 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. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Owens, Jesse. In pencil: Sports - Track. James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Jesse Owens -- Broad Jump.
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1387_11318-05 11318 ark:/21198/zz00254jxn
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Broad jump--California--Los Angeles Sports Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles Track athletics--California--Los Angeles People Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980
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