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Title
Paavo Nurmi prepares for track meet at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1925
Contributor
Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Date Created and/or Issued
April 25, 1925
1925-04-25
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.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
A similar photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Nurmi Thrills 45,000 Track Fans,” Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr 1925: A1.
Handwritten on negative: Paavo Nurmi
Text from negative sleeve: Nurmi, Paavo
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6718
ark:/21198/zz002cx08w
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Stadiums--California--Los Angeles
Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles
Nurmi, Paavo, 1897-1973
Los Angeles (Calif.). Board of Health
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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