Ruth Hodgert taking aim at National Archery Association annual meeting, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Ruth Hodgert taking aim at National Archery Association annual meeting, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

Aug 1, 1935

Date

1935-08-01

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph published with the article, "Keasey Archery King," Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 1935: 8.
Photograph of Mrs. Ruth Hodgert as she takes aim with her bow and arrow at the Fifty Fifth Annual Target Meeting of the National Association where she became the women's champion after a stellar performance in which she set new records for the single and double Columbian rounds. The meeting was conducted in U.C.L.A.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: She Has Eye on Bull's-eye. Mrs. Ruth Hodgert yesterday was crowned national women's archery champion at U.C.L.A. She set new records for the single and double Columbian rounds. Gilman Keasey of Corvallis, Or. won the men's championship. The tournament will conclude today.
Text from negative sleeve: 1540- Aug 14, 1935; Ruth Hodgett; Woman archer, aug/35
Handwritten on negative: Ruth Hodgett aug/35

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Hodgert, Ruth, 1895-1995
National Archery Association of the United States

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Bows (weapons)
Contests--California--Los Angeles
Archery--California--Los Angeles