The camera looks across the Coliseum's field during a 1932 football game between USC and Utah. A play occurs in the near distance at right. In the middle of the melee, No. 45 of Utah carries the ball and attempts push through USC's defense. On the ground behind him, are from front to back, USC players No. 27 And 6[?]. USC Trojan No. 6[?] grabs the Utah runner's legs from behind in an attempt to tackle him. To the left of Utah Ute No. 45, another USC player runs towards him and reaches his hands out to stop him. Behind the immediate play, a few players from each team either approach or look towards the play. Another USC player and a referee are in partial view as they run across the field at far left. The Coliseum's standsoccupy the background.
Photographs of the same game appear in the photo spread titled, "When Troy's Valiant Gridders Vanquished Notre Dame Eleven," Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 1928: A3
The camera looks east and pans down at the Coliseum's field during the USC and Stanford football game of 1931. Along the bottom edge, crowds fill stands that descend towards the field. The field sits in the near distance at center. Players on the field line up for a play at right, just beyond the near end zone. Crowds fill the stands as they wrap around the long sides of the field. The main entrance to the Coliseum rises at the far end of the field in the distance at center.
The camera looks across the Coliseum's field during a football game between UCLA and St. Mary's. At center, a UCLA player (white jersey) and a St. Mary's player (dark jersey) both appear to await a pass. Behind and to the right of them, a football sails in the air towards them. Players from both teams and a referee stand spread across the field behind them. Crowds fill the Coliseum's stands, which stretch across the background.
Another photograph of the same football game appears with the article, "TROJANS DOWN UTAH IN GRID OPENER, 35 TO 0: Battling Utes Hold Foes to Lone Touchdown in First Half but Fall as Game Progresses," Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 1932: E1
A different angle of the same play is captured in: University of California, Los Angeles, Ex Libris, 1935. Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
At center, a St. Mary's player leaps into the air and tries to receive a pass during a football game between UCLA and St. Mary's at the Coliseum. He faces towards camera and reaches his hands up, but the football sails over him. Two UCLA Bruins, No. 55 (left) and No. 33 (right) cover him. Players from both teams are spread across the field behind the play on the ball. In the background, spectators fill the stands.
The camera looks across the Coliseum's field during a football game between USC and Oregon State. At center, No. 40 of the Oregon State Beavers runs towards the right with his head lifted and back to camera. Immediately behind him, a USC Trojan runs in the same direction. Farther behind them, another Trojan player runs towards the right as well. They appear to chase after a football that bounces off of the field to the right of them. Other than them, the field is empty and stretches into the distance. Vacant stadium stands extend across the background. At right a goalpost stands and the Coliseum's peristyle entrance juts into frame behind it.
Photographs of the same game appear in the photo spread titled, "When Troy's Valiant Gridders Vanquished Notre Dame Eleven," Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 1928: A3
The camera looks across the Coliseum's field during a football game between USC and Oregon. In the near distance at center, an Oregon State player (white jersey) runs with the ball towards the left. He appears to lose his balance as a USC player is captured, mid-air, tackling him near his feet. Behind them, other on-field players run towards the play. Along the right edge, a chain crew member stands with a marker. The partially filled stands of the Coliseum stretch across the background.
The camera looks across the Coliseum's field during the 1932 football game between USC and Utah. In the near distance at left, USC's No. 18 runs with the ball and with his back towards camera. He dodges an attempted tackle by a Utah player to the right of him. Other players continue to play away from the ball at left and center. The Coliseum's stands stretch across the background.
Grace Inman Ard walks with her husband Lieutenant Commander Ligon Briggs Ard, on the left and an unidentified man on the right at the Memorial Coliseum. An audience fills the seats of the Coliseum in the background. Other officers and guests are in the frame.
Cliff Argue in an athletic pose at the Coliseum, most likely during the 1924 Olympic trials. He competed in the pentathlon in the 1924 Paris Olympics. His performance in the trials was reported in "Kaer and Argue in Tie for Second Honors in Pentathlon Trials," Los Angeles Times, 11 Jun. 1924: B1.
At center, No. 50 of the St. Mary's Gaels catches a football during a game between UCLA and St. Mary's at the Coliseum. No. 50 runs with his back to camera and reaches up to his right to catch the football. Nearer to camera at left, a teammate, No. 75, runs towards the right. Another St. Mary's player stands farther down the field at right and faces towards camera. Behind and between No. 75 and 50, UCLA Bruin No. 14 runs away from camera. Spectators fill the stands in the background.
The camera looks across the Coliseum's field during the football game between UCLA and St. Mary's. In the near distance at center, a UCLA player (white jersey) runs towards camera with the ball. He tries to push through the St. Mary's defenders. St. Mary's No. 50 stands with his back to camera as he waits to tackle UCLA's ball carrier. A couple players lie on the ground immediately to the left of the runner. About 5 UCLA players on the ground in the backfield at left. A couple of St. Mary's Gaels and a Bruin run up field at right. A referee stands behind the play at center. An empty section of the Coliseum's curves across the background.
Likely related to the article, "STANFORD MACHINE CRUSHES U. S. C., 13-9: GRID SPECTACLE KEEPS 70,000 FANS IN FRENZY Ernie Never's Educated Toe Makes Breaks to Enable Card Eleven to Subdue Trojan Squad STANFORD DOWNS U. S. C.," Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 1925: A1
At center, USC quarterback, Grenny Lansdell, looks up to camera while in the locker room during the football game against Notre Dame. He sits on a stool and reaches down to remove his sock from an injured ankle. Piled clothes and another stool sit on the ground behind him at right.
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.
The camera looks across the Coliseum's field towards a play in the near distance at center during the USC - Stanford football game. A USC player (No. 48) appears to have been tackled by a Stanford Cardinal. In front of them, 4 Cardinal defenders (No.'s 15, 7, 18 and 11) run away from the camera and towards the play. A couple Trojan players (No.'s 7 and 2) also approach the play from the left. Other players lie on the ground to the left of the play. A referee runs across the field at right. Spectators fill the stadium stands that stretch across the background.
View of crowd at dedication ceremony and tree planting at Olympic Park (Exposition Park). From left to right: Count Henri de Baillet-Latour, president of the International Olympic Committee; William M. Bowen; William May Garland; Rufus B. von KleinSmid; Governor James Rolph, with a shovel in hand. The University of Southern California campus can be seen in the background.
Photographs of the same game appear in the photo spread titled, "When Troy's Valiant Gridders Vanquished Notre Dame Eleven," Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 1928: A3
Color guard for the National Guard marching inside the Los Angeles Exposition Park Armory while men stand by and salute the flags. The color guard holds the American flag and the 160th infantry regiment flag. One man on the sidelines holds a flag with a star, staff parallel to the ground. In the rafters, an audience watches the procession.
This photograph appears with the article, "TROJANS DOWN UTAH IN GRID OPENER, 35 TO 0: Battling Utes Hold Foes to Lone Touchdown in First Half but Fall as Game Progresses," Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 1932: E1
The camera looks across the Coliseum's field during a USC and Oregon State football game. A play occurs on the field in the near distance at center. A USC Trojan runs with the football, off-center to the left. He is partially obscured by an approaching Oregon State defender in front of him. A few more Oregon State defenders chase after him from the left. Tackling plays away from the ball occur to the right. Crowds fill the Coliseum's stands as they stretch across the background.
The camera looks across the Coliseum's field during the USC and Notre Dame football game. A referee enters frame in the foreground at left. He appears to run towards the right. Near the far side of the field, a play occurs at center. A few players are on the ground and a few more run towards them. A couple more players are to the left of the immediate play. Three referees appear to rush towards the melee. Crowds fill the stadium's stands, which stretch across the background.
View of crowd at dedication ceremony and tree planting at Olympic Park (Exposition Park). From left to right: Count Henri de Baillet-Latour, president of the International Olympic Committee; William M. Bowen, with his grandson Ralph O. Chick; William May Garland; Rufus B. von KleinSmid; Governor James Rolph. An unidentified man stands beside Gov. Rolph. The University of Southern California campus can be seen in the background.
Likely related to the article, "STANFORD MACHINE CRUSHES U. S. C., 13-9: GRID SPECTACLE KEEPS 70,000 FANS IN FRENZY Ernie Never's Educated Toe Makes Breaks to Enable Card Eleven to Subdue Trojan Squad STANFORD DOWNS U. S. C.," Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 1925: A1
The camera down the Coliseum's field during the USC and Notre Dame football game. The Band of the Fighting Irish marches in rows across the image, towards the left, as they step onto the field. Balloons float above them. In the background, the stadium's stands stretch across the image. The Coliseum's peristyle entrance stands in the distance, off-center to the left.
Another photograph of a play in the same football game appears with the article, "TROJANS DOWN UTAH IN GRID OPENER, 35 TO 0: Battling Utes Hold Foes to Lone Touchdown in First Half but Fall as Game Progresses," Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 1932: E1