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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Swimming pool and spectators at the Los Angeles Swimming Stadium. There is a multi-level diving platform at the end of the pool. There are flags posted at the edge of the stadium. There are trees and buildings beyond. Some people stand by the edge of the pool, though there are no swimmers in it. In the foreground, there are people wearing hats. The Summer Olympic Games took place in Los Angeles in 1932, not 1934 as the negative sleeve states. The Los Angeles Swimming Stadium was later renamed the John C. Argue Swim Stadium. Text from negative sleeve: 1941. Los Angeles, California. The Olympic Games, 1934 [sic]. 1. 2. Looking down on the track over the heads of the spectators. A foot race. 2 small films. 3. A foot race is starting, or rather the runners are jumping a hurdle. 4. The Judges stand across the track from us. 5. Horizontal film; the swimming pool. 6. Vertical film. The business end of the swimming pool. The judges are in those little square looking booths on the other side of the pool near the jumping off places. 6 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1941_001 ark:/21198/zz002hvhkj
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Swimming pools--California--Los Angeles Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.) John C. Argue Swim Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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