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Title
Olympic hopeful
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection;
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1964
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Photograph caption dated September 18, 1964 reads "Armando Vega demonstrates his talents on the high bar as he hopes to nail down another Olympic Berth. The veteran gymnastic star will compete with nine others at Valley State College tonight and Saturday for the Tokyo berths." Vega was a member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Identifier
00159511
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d064_f15_i8
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/131850
Subject
Vega, Armando
Olympic athletes
Gymnasts
Men
Gymnastics
Horizontal bar
San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Time Period
1961-1970

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