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Title
Spectators at the Olympic Games, Los Angeles, 1932
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
[July 30-August 14, 1932]
1932-07-30/1932-08-14
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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Spectators at the Olympic Games. People wearing hats are visible in the foreground. The track is below and there are people standing by the track.
The Summer Olympic Games took place in Los Angeles in 1932, not 1934 as the negative sleeve states.
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_006
ark:/21198/zz002hvhr4
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Sports spectators--California--Los Angeles
Stadiums--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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