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Title: Adrian Davis, Compton Junior College discus thrower, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa March 1936]
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
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
This photograph appears with the article, "Compton's Discus Sensation: Adrian Davis Enjoys Quick Jump to Fame: Compton Discus Thrower Confident He Will Some Day Toss Platter Beyond 160-Foot Mark," Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 1936: A9.
Handwritten on negative: Adrian Davis
Text from negative sleeve: 4484- Adrian Davis. (Discus thrower, Compton Junior College) 3/15/36. [Stamped:] March 25 1936
Text from newspaper caption: Here's Adrian Davis, Compton Junior College discus thrower, who heaved the platter 157 ft. in the recent Long Beach Relays to take a short cut to fame. He hopes to improve this mark considerably.
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_13687
ark:/21198/zz002hnxp6
Subject: Discus throwing
Track and field athletes
Davis, Adrian
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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