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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The Summer Olympic Games took place in Los Angeles in 1932, not 1934 as the negative sleeve states. View of the track and people preparing for a track event at the Olympic Games. What appears to be a large tarp is visible on the ground in the foreground. In the background, people stand by the track, including athletes in shorts. The seats of the stadium are visible in the background. 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.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1941_005 ark:/21198/zz002hvhqm
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Track athletics--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.) Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
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