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George Von Elm, dressed for golf, smokes a cigarette at the Wilshire Country Club, circa 1924-1938

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Title: George Von Elm, dressed for golf, smokes a cigarette at the Wilshire Country Club, circa 1924-1938
Date Created and/or Issued: [between 1924-1938]
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.
Noted golfer George Von Elm, dressed to play, smokes a cigarette on the grounds of the Wilshire Country Club.
George "Gix" Von Elm was an American professional golfer most noted for his amateur career. During the period 1924 to 1931, Von Elm was one of the best players in the world.
Handwritten on negative sleeve: Geo Von Elm
Text from negative sleeve: Von Elm, GeorgeGolf
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_4379
ark:/21198/zz002cq5c5
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Golfers--California--Los Angeles
Wilshire Country Club (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Von Elm, George, 1901-1961
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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