Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of two cricket players in Griffith Park, ca.1950. To the right of the center, a man can be seen fully dressed in light-colored clothes and cricket gear. He is holding a paddle with both hands looking towards a ball located to the left of the center. A second man stands behind him while his sight is aiming at the ball. A wicket and an additional man are partially visible behind the first man, viewable from the space between his legs. They are all standing on a grassy lawn. A fence and trees are seen in the background. Photoprint reads: "A tense moment in a cricket game in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. The English game has many followers in Southern California, where many former residents of the British Empire reside".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 23 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
