Image / Johnny Myrra throwing a javelin at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, circa 1925

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Title: Johnny Myrra throwing a javelin at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, circa 1925
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1925]
1925
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
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
John Myrra, member of the Olympic Club track team and world champion javelin thrower, holds a javelin, ready to throw, at the Colisuem during a practice session.
Johnny Myrra and Andie Myrra, marathon runner, were brothers.
Text from negative sleeve: Myrra, John. Track.
Handwritten on negative: Johnny Myrra
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_6460
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles
Javelin throwing--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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