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) 825-2155
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Byron Summers, competitor in the January marathon Catalina Channel swim, had to stop his swim when overcome by a leg cramp. He won the marathon swim the following April. Text from negative sleeve: Summers, Byron. Swimmer, 1927 Text from newspaper caption: Byron Summers Handwritten on negative: Byron Summers
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_3168 ark:/21198/zz002cn1w3
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Wrigley Ocean Marathon Swimmers--California--Los Angeles Long distance swimming--California--Santa Catalina Island Region People Sports Summers, Byron
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