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Title
Paavo Nurmi before his track meet at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1925
Contributor
Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Date Created and/or Issued
April 25, 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 Haynes Foundation funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
This photograph is related to the article, “Nurmi Thrills 45,000 Track Fans,” Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr 1925: A1.
Finnish track star Paavo Nurmi poses for a photograph with an unidentified man at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Text from negative sleeve: Nurmi, Paavo
Handwritten on negative: Paavo Nurmi
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6717
ark:/21198/zz002cx07c
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles
Stadiums--California--Los Angeles
Nurmi, Paavo, 1897-1973
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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