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Swimmers on the shore before the start of the Wrigley Ocean Marathon at Isthmus Cove, Santa Catalina Island, 1927

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Title: Swimmers on the shore before the start of the Wrigley Ocean Marathon at Isthmus Cove, Santa Catalina Island, 1927
Date Created and/or Issued: January 15, 1927
1926-01-15
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.
View of 4 swimmers, a woman on the left and 3 men on the right, on the shore before the start of the Wrigley Ocean Marathon at Isthmus Cove, Santa Catalina Island. They are all covered in dark oil to provide insulation against the cold ocean temperature. Spectators observe from higher ground behind the swimmers and a number placard for swimmer 28 is on the right.
Text from negative sleeve: Catalina Channel Swim, 1927
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_1521
ark:/21198/zz002dc0ks
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Swimmers--California--Santa Catalina Island
Long distance swimming--California--Santa Catalina Island Region
Wrigley Ocean Marathon
Isthmus Cove (Santa Catalina Island)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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