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Athlete Bud Houser throwing a discus at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1922-1926

Description:
This is a photograph of Bud Houser in the throwing event of discus. He is wearing a track uniform of the University of Southern California, where he was a student from 1922 to 1926. In this photograph, Houser has just released his discus in his characteristic style. In the background, other athletes and onlookers watch the discus [not in frame] as it travels.
Date:
[Between 1922 and 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Athlete Bud Houser throwing a discus at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1922-1926

Charley Paddock and Charley Borah sprint to the finish in the 100 meter race, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
The camera captures Charley Paddock and Charley Borah leaping to the tape in a photo finish of a record-setting 100 yd race in the Coliseum. At center, Charley Paddock lifts his arms and takes the tape with him as he leaps across the line. In this race, he set a world record of 9.5 seconds. To the right of him, Charley Borah also reaches the tape and finishes a very close second. "1929" is scrolled across the front of his jersey. Behind and to the left of Charley Paddock, Murray Schultz of Caltech runs towards the tape and ultimately takes 4th place. A few more sprinters follow behind the leaders. Along the right side of the track, meet officials and hurdles line the infield. The Coliseum's empty stands stretch across the background.
Date:
[May 15, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Charley Paddock and Charley Borah sprint to the finish in the 100 meter race, Los Angeles, 1926

Clarence Berry, Bob Lyon, Sam Klopstock and Gene Culp start the high hurdles race during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
The high hurdles race at the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet is seen from a bird's-eye view at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The track, off-center to the left, sits below camera-level and stretches straight back. The hurdlers are captured mid-leap as they cross the first set of hurdles near the bottom edge. From left to right, the runners are: Clarence Berry (S.C.), Bob Lyon (S.C.), Sam Klopstock (Stanford) and Gene Culp (S.C.). Klopstock appears in the lead, but knocks over his hurdle. Along the inside edge of the track at left, meet officials line the straight-away. Other meet officials and participants mill about the field. In the distance at right, spectators fill a few sections of the stands near the race's finish line. Empty stadium seats stretch across the background at center and left.
Date:
[May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Coffey, Fred Everett, 1891-1947
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Clarence Berry, Bob Lyon, Sam Klopstock and Gene Culp start the high hurdles race during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Curtis McFadden broad jumps during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum track stretches across the foreground. Just beyond it, U.S.C. Trojan, Curtis McFadden, appears to hover in mid-air at center as he broad jumps. He is viewed from the side and faces right. His legs extend straight in front of him as he leans his chest towards his legs. His arms fly back behind him. On the far side of the landing pit, several meet officials stand in a row alongside the pit and face towards camera. A marker behind and to the left of McFadden reads, "23 6." The stadium's seats stretch across the background.
Date:
[May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Coffey, Fred Everett, 1891-1947
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Curtis McFadden broad jumps during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Elmer Boyden's spectacular triumph over Percy Niersbach at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Elmer Boyden's (University of California at Berkeley track team member) wins a half-mile race with Percy Niersbach (University of Southern California track team member) coming up on the right, in the Coliseum, with track officials watching.
Date:
March 20, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Anderson, H. C.
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Elmer Boyden's spectacular triumph over Percy Niersbach at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1926

Estel Johnson crosses the finish line in the 880-yard race during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Photographs taken at the same dual track meet appear with the articles, “How Trojans Tripped Stanford,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D3, and “Boys Outdo Themselves to Run Away with Meet Southern California Scores Easy 82 2-3 to 48 1-3 Win Over Rivals as Records Fall,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D1
Date:
[circa May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Estel Johnson crosses the finish line in the 880-yard race during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

John Kuck competing in shot put at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, circa 1928-1930

Description:
John Henry Kuck was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the shot put at the 1928 Summer Olympics setting a new world record at 15.87 m. Before the Olympics, as a student at Kansas State Teachers College (Emporia State University) he was the 1926 national collegiate champion and world record holder in both the shot put and javelin.
Date:
[circa 1928-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
John Kuck competing in shot put at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, circa 1928-1930

Lee Barnes of U.S.C. sets a new American record in the pole vault during the A.A.U. Relays, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
At center, Lee Barnes, a U.S.C. vaulter, is captured falling through the air after he crosses over the bar during a record-setting vault attempt. His body is angled towards camera and facing the ground. He stretches an arm over his head as he passes behind the bar. In front of him, the bar stands at center. On the ground, another athlete stands near the left edge and watches Barnes' jump. Another man stands with his back to camera at center. In the distance, the field stretches back towards the stadium's seats, which line the background.
Date:
[February 27, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bell, Robert H., b. 1889
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Lee Barnes of U.S.C. sets a new American record in the pole vault during the A.A.U. Relays, Los Angeles, 1926

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

Les Heilman breaks the U.S.C. mile record while Ralph Shawhan trails behind during a dual track meet versus Occidental, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
This photograph appears with the article, "TROJAN TRACK TEAM OVERWHELMS OXY, 107 TO 33: BUD HOUSER GRABS OFF TRIO OF FIRST PLACES U.S.C. Athletes Score Clean Sweep in Five Events; Les Heilman Breaks Trojan Record TROJAN TRACK OUTFIT WINS," Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 1926: A1
Date:
[February 20, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Les Heilman breaks the U.S.C. mile record while Ralph Shawhan trails behind during a dual track meet versus Occidental, Los Angeles, 1926

Lillian Copeland with a javelin at Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Description:
Lillian Copeland was an American athlete who excelled in weight throwing. She has been called "the most successful female discus thrower in U.S. history," and held multiple titles in shot put and javelin throwing as well. In the 1928 Olympics she won the silver medal for the discus throw and in 1932 she won the gold medal in this event.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Lillian Copeland with a javelin at Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, circa 1928

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

Description:
Photographs of different events from the same track meet appear with the article, "TROJAN TRACK TEAM OVERWHELMS OXY, 107 TO 33: BUD HOUSER GRABS OFF TRIO OF FIRST PLACES U.S.C. Athletes Score Clean Sweep in Five Events; Les Heilman Breaks Trojan Record TROJAN TRACK OUTFIT WINS," Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 1926: A1
Date:
[circa February 20, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Occidental high jumper knocks over the bar on his jump attempt during the U.S.C. and Occidental dual track meet, Los Angeles, [1926]

Runners race to the finish line during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Photographs taken at the same dual track meet appear with the articles, “How Trojans Tripped Stanford,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D3, and “Boys Outdo Themselves to Run Away with Meet Southern California Scores Easy 82 2-3 to 48 1-3 Win Over Rivals as Records Fall,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D1
Date:
[circa May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Runners race to the finish line during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

S.C. sprinter crosses the finish line during a race at the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Photographs taken at the same dual track meet appear with the articles, “How Trojans Tripped Stanford,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D3, and “Boys Outdo Themselves to Run Away with Meet Southern California Scores Easy 82 2-3 to 48 1-3 Win Over Rivals as Records Fall,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D1
Date:
[circa May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
S.C. sprinter crosses the finish line during a race at the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Stanford thrower putting a shot during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Photographs taken at the same dual track meet appear with the articles, “How Trojans Tripped Stanford,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D3, and “Boys Outdo Themselves to Run Away with Meet Southern California Scores Easy 82 2-3 to 48 1-3 Win Over Rivals as Records Fall,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D1
Date:
[circa May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Stanford thrower putting a shot during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Stanford vaulter crosses over the bar during a vault attempt at the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Photographs taken at the same dual track meet appear with the articles, “How Trojans Tripped Stanford,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D3, and “Boys Outdo Themselves to Run Away with Meet Southern California Scores Easy 82 2-3 to 48 1-3 Win Over Rivals as Records Fall,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D1
Date:
[circa May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Stanford vaulter crosses over the bar during a vault attempt at the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Stanford vaulter lands after a pole-vault attempt during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
At center, a Stanford vaulter is captured mid-air as he descends from his vault attempt and lands in the vaulting pit. He appears to right himself in the air with outstretched arms. The pit extends in front of him to the right. In the foreground at left, a meet official stands with his back to camera and looks up towards the vaulting bar. The bar sits high above and to the left of the vaulter at center. Beyond the vaulting event area, the field and stands at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum stretch across the background.
Date:
[circa May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Stanford vaulter lands after a pole-vault attempt during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Stanford vaulter leaps over the bar during a pole-vault attempt during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Photographs taken at the same dual track meet appear with the articles, “How Trojans Tripped Stanford,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D3, and “Boys Outdo Themselves to Run Away with Meet Southern California Scores Easy 82 2-3 to 48 1-3 Win Over Rivals as Records Fall,” Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1934: D1
Date:
[circa May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Stanford vaulter leaps over the bar during a pole-vault attempt during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934