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Title
Curtis McFadden broad jumps during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934
Contributor
Coffey, Fred Everett, 1891-1947
Date Created and/or Issued
[May 5, 1934]
1934-05-05
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
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum track stretches across the foreground. Just beyond it, U.S.C. Trojan, Curtis McFadden, appears to hover in mid-air at center as he broad jumps. He is viewed from the side and faces right. His legs extend straight in front of him as he leans his chest towards his legs. His arms fly back behind him. On the far side of the landing pit, several meet officials stand in a row alongside the pit and face towards camera. A marker behind and to the left of McFadden reads, "23 6." The stadium's seats stretch across the background.
This photograph appears with the articles, “How Trojans Tripped Stanford,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D3, and “Boys Outdo Themselves to Run Away with Meet Southern California Scores Easy 82 2-3 to 48 1-3 Win Over Rivals as Records Fall,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D1
Text from newspaper caption, Leaping Right Down His Coach's Throat Here's Curtis McFadden of the Trojans making his winning jump of 24ft. 5in. in yesterday's meet with Stanford. McFadden had to fight his way into the event, his name not even appearing on the original entry list although he had the best competitive mark of the S.C. jumpers. Crawford and Olson of the Trojans made it a clean sweep by taking the other two places. [Times photo by Fred Coffey]. [Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D3]
Text from negative sleeve: TRACK, S.C. VS. STANFORD, 1934
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_3884
ark:/21198/zz002cpk9g
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles
Jumping--California--Los Angeles
Track athletics--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Stanford University
McFadden, Curtis N., 1911-1982
University of Southern California--Track and field
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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