Motion sequence shows Natalie Farlee riding Kido as she strikes a polo ball at Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles, 1937

Title: Motion sequence shows Natalie Farlee riding Kido as she strikes a polo ball at Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles, 1937
Photographer: McCrory, John H. (John Howard), 1901-1946
Date Created: [circa February 20, 1937]
Date: 1937-02-20
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: This photograph appears with the title, "NATALIE FARLEE PROVES A WOMAN'S PLACE IS ON A HORSE AS WELL AS IN THE HOME," Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 1937: A13
Possibly related to the article, "Polo Program at Riviera: Freebooters Oppose Bob Stack's Four in Feature Struggle," Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 1937: A13
A sequence of 8 negatives are arranged in 2 rows of 4. The action sequence starts in the upper left corner, traveling along the top row and then from left to right along the bottom row. The 4 images at top show Natalie Farlee riding Kido and approaching camera. She swings her mallet as she approaches a ball lying on the ground. Along the bottom row, each frame captures her as she strikes the polo ball.
Caption: Text from newspaper caption: The Times Miracle Eye cameraman trained his magic lens on Miss Natalie Farlee as she went through her mallet swinging paces at Riviera. Miss Farlee, riding Kido, is a pupil of Snowy Baker, famous polo player and tutor. She will operate at No. 2 position for the Orioles against the Larks this afternoon in the women's game at Riviera. Miss Farlee demonstrates terrific power with the mallet, almost match the men's distance. Miracle Eye photos by J. H. McCrory [Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 1937: A13]
Text from negative sleeve: 7906 -- Miss Natalie Farlee on "Kido" ("magic eye" -- J. H. McCrory photo) pupil of Snowy Baker playing on Orioles polo team @ Riviera

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
Motion study photographs
news photographs
Names: Farlee, Natalie
Location: Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Longitude: 34.047884
Latitude: -118.499506
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Horseback riding--California--Los Angeles
Country clubs--California--Los Angeles
Polo--California--Los Angeles
Horses--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_14620
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002j87p1
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