Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Ted Phelps, left, and Bobby Pearce, right, on the dock by Lake Ontario. Possibly related to the article, “Ted Phelps is Beaten by Pearce,” Los Angeles Times, 2 Sept. 1933: 5. British rower Ted Phelps raced Australian Bobby Pearce on September 1st on Lake Ontario, Canada. The race attracted a large crowd and followed Bobby Pearce’s Olympic title in Los Angeles the year before. Pearce beat Phelps in all three races, which earned him $5,000 cash and the world championship title. Text from negative sleeve: [handwritten:] Phelps, Ted Sculler
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uclamss_1429_11244 ark:/21198/zz002h97vn
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Rowing races--Canada--Toronto Rowers Athletes--Australian--Canada Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.) Athletes--British Pearce, Bobby, 1905-1976 Phelps, Ted
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