Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
3 images. Ocean Paddleboard race (Pacific Coast championship) from Santa Monica to Ocean Park, 5 September 1954. Tommy Volk, First Place winner Ricky Grigg, 17, Second Place winner Bob Hogan, 22, Third Place winner Ronnie Barker, 13, an eager fan. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Gaze. Date: 1954-09-05 Reporter: Gaze. Assignment: Ocean Paddleboard Race. 31-32: Entries in Pacific Coast Championship one-mile rough water paddleboard race from Santa Monica to Ocean Park as they approached first buoy marker with winner, Santa Monica Municipal Lifeguard Tommy Volk in lead. Volk's time: 13 minutes 42 seconds. Second was Ricky Grigg, 17, also a Santa Monica lifeguard and third, Bob Hogan, 22, los Angeles County guard. 18: Tommy Volk, Santa Monica municipal lifeguard, approaches finish line and an eager fan (Bonnie Barker, 13, of North Hollywood) as he wins the annual Pacific Coast championship one-mile rough water paddleboard race. 17: Tommy Volk, winner of paddleboard race, with trophy."
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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