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Title
Henri Cochet, French tennis champion, playing at the Pacific Southwest Tennis Championships, Los Angeles, 1928
Date Created and/or Issued
October 1928
1928
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.
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.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1769
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Language
No linguistic content
Subject
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.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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