Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Text from newspaper caption: As The Camera Catches Henri Cochet, The World's Champion, In Action, On The Tennis Courts: These photos were taken the past week on the courts of the Los Angeles Tennis Club where the world's singles king has been a featured performer and where he will play today in the final events of the second annual Pacific Southwest tourney. (2) Forehand drive [Los Angeles Times, October 7, 1928] Text from negative sleeve: Cochet, Henri. Tennis.
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_1769 ark:/21198/zz002dcmz5
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Sports Tennis--Tournaments--California--Los Angeles Tennis players--California--Los Angeles People Pacific Southwest Tennis Championships Cochet, Henri, 1901-1987 Los Angeles Tennis Club (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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