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Description:: Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season. On this day, over 50,000 spectators wagered a total of $789,159 on the eight races held, toppling the previous records of 40,000 people and $599,009 wagered. Big winners of the day were horse He Did, who won the feature race by more than a length and Bing Crosby's horse High Strike, who won his sixth straight race.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Unidentified golfer competes in the 12th Los Angeles Open golf tournament. A crowd watches the players compete. The tournament was held at the Harding and Wilson golf courses in Griffith Park. 128 golfers competed in the four day tournament.
Date:: January 8, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season. On this day, over 50,000 spectators wagered a total of $789,159 on the eight races held, toppling the previous records of 40,000 people and $599,009 wagered. Big winners of the day were horse He Did, who won the feature race by more than a length and Bing Crosby's horse High Strike, who won his sixth straight race.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Racing star Rex Mays (left) poses with "midget" car driver Bob Swanson (right) at the Legion Ascot speedway. The day's program consisted of a variety of challenges, with both drivers using "big" cars and "midget" cars during different races. Both drivers were later killed in accidents on the track.
Date:: August 18, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Crowd watches the USC versus UCLA rugby game in the rain at the Coliseum.
Date:: March 9, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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