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Captain Wesley White demonstrates polo strategies to Charlie Farrell, Frank Borzage, and Johnny Mack Brown, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: Captain Wesley White demonstrates polo strategies to Charlie Farrell, Frank Borzage, and Johnny Mack Brown, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: May 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.
Captain White leans over the table wearing a white V-neck sweater and clenching a pipe between his lips. Borzage, Farrell, and Brown adjust the miniature horses and polo players.
NOTE FOR MARTHA: please change Charles Farrell to an LCNAF
Similar photograph appears with the article, "Captain White's Polo Reign Starts Today," Los Angeles Times, 19 May 1935: 22.
Captain White has officially taken command of Uplifters' polo activities. They will be playing against Midwick on Rustic Canyon turf.
Text from negative sleeve: 1548 - Charles Farrell Capt Wesley White Frank Borzage John Mack Brown Capt White is explaining polo with his miniature field at uplifters Aug/35 [stamped:] Aug 14 1935
Handwritten on negative: L to R- Charles Farrell Aug/35 Capt Wesley White - Frank Borzage John Mack Brown
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_9889
ark:/21198/zz002dj1vn
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Coaches (Athletics)--California--Los Angeles
Motion picture producers & directors--American--California--Los Angeles
Miniature works
Polo--California--Los Angeles
Pipes (Smoking)
Actors--American--California--Los Angeles
Farrell, Charles, 1900-1990
Brown, Johnny Mack
Borzage, Frank
White, Wesley, (Captain)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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