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Title
A hit and a miss
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
1958
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 caption dated March 20, 1958 reads, "Two of the top high school pole vaulters in the city, Ken Olson, left, of Van Nuys High, and Mike Chandler, North Hollywood High, renew their friendly feud tomorrow in a Valley League track meet at Van Nuys. Olson is shown clearing 12 ft. 10 1/2 in. in the recent Canoga Park Relays while the camera catches Chandler missing the same height." Pictured is Mike Chandler. See image 00160522 for additional photo in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Identifier
00160523
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d065_f27_i13
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/132968
Subject
North Hollywood High School (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Students
Track and field athletes
Track and field
High school athletes
High school students
Spectators
Jumping
Young men
Vaulting
Canoga Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period
1951-1960

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