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Distant view of a race at the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
The backs of spectators' heads line the bottom edge. Ahead of them, the track sits below camera-level as it stretches across the image. Three piles of hurdles sit on the field alongside the track. The field stretches across the mid-ground. Athletes and meet officials dot the near side of the field. On the far side of the field, several runners race at center, traveling to the left. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum's stands stretch across the background.
Date:
[circa May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Distant view of a race at the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1934

U.S.C. high jumper fails his jump attempt during the U.S.C. and Occidental dual track meet, Los Angeles, [1926]

Description:
A U.S.C. Trojan is captured mid-air knocking over the bar during a high jump attempt. The landing pit sprawls along the bottom edge. Beyond it, left-of-center, the high jumper is on his descent. His chest faces the camera as he head angles down towards the ground at left and one of his legs stretches up to the right. The high jump bar falls from its support, mimicking the angle of the jumper. Beside the support post at left, a meet official watches the attempt. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum's stands stretch across the background.
Date:
[circa February 20, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
U.S.C. high jumper fails his jump attempt during the U.S.C. and Occidental dual track meet, Los Angeles, [1926]

Costumed shriners, stage, and spectators at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 1935

Description:
A stage with a white tent is lit by stadium lights. The stage is set at an end of the arena field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Dozens of people in stylized costumes of ancient Arabia sit upon the stage and in front of the stage. Hundreds or possibly thousands of spectators can be seen sitting in the stadium. The photograph was taken at night. The Al Malaikah Shrine Temple of Los Angeles hosted a pageant, of which the theme was One Thousand and One Nights, or Arabian Nights.
Date:
October 20, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Costumed shriners, stage, and spectators at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 1935

Lee Barnes pole vaulting at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1924-1928

Description:
Lee Barnes lands his jump into the sand pit below him. The pole he used to vault himself over the crossbar is centered between the standard bars. A man in a hat, with back facing the camera, moves to grab Barnes' vaulting pole. Another man stands to the left of the standard bars, with the number "20" on his sweater, watching Barnes land. Lee Barnes was a part of the track team at University of Southern California from 1924 to 1928. He won gold in pole vaulting at the Paris Olympics in 1924.
Date:
[between 1924-1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Lee Barnes pole vaulting at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1924-1928