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Title
George W. Dickinson golfing at the Los Angeles Country Club, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued
1935
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.
Related to the article, “Realty Man Celebrates: George W. Dickinson Marks Eightieth Milestone With Golf Game.” Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 1935.
View of George W. Dickinson standing outdoors in hat, glasses, collared shirt, belt, pants, holding raised golf club. George Dickinson was a pioneer real estate operator in Los Angeles who was responsible for subdividing the Rampart Boulevard district, Moreno Highlands, and tracts in the Silver Lake district. He was also an avid golfer who frequently played at the Los Angeles Country Club where he decided to celebrate his 80th birthday by playing a game of golf. He died the following year due to a heart attack.
Text from negative sleeve: 2134, George W Dickinson, 80 yr old golfer, realty, early LA developer, died the next year, [stamped:] Sep [19]35
Handwritten on negative: Geo W Dickinson
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8543
ark:/21198/zz002dgffb
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Sports
Golfers--California--Los Angeles
People
Older people--California--Los Angeles
Dickinson, George W., 1855-1936
Los Angeles Country Club
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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