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Title
The "Fly Boy"
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
1956
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 June 25, 1956 reads, "Ernie Shelby of Pierce Junior College in Canoga Park, is a prime favorite to make the U.S. Olympic team this week in the broad jump. He's shown in full flight, top to bottom, starting his takeoff and making a two-point landing. Shelby won AAU meet at Bakersfield with jump of 26 feet, 1 1/4 inches." See images 00162425 through 00162427 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Identifier
00162427
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d065_f7_i13
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/132219
Subject
Shelby, Ernie
Los Angeles Pierce College--Students
Track and field athletes
College students
Young men
Broad jump
Jumping
Canoga Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Time Period
1951-1960

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