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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

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

Elmer Boyden's spectacular triumph over Percy Niersbach in the half mile event, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Elmer Boyden, University of California at Berkeley track team member, running over the finish line with his hands up at the Coliseum. Behind him on the right is Percy Niersbach, University of Southern California track team member. Track officials watch from the sides of the track. Photo appears with the article, "Long String of Bruin Victories is Broke," Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 1926: A1.
Date:
20 March 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Anderson, H.C.
Watson, George
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Elmer Boyden's spectacular triumph over Percy Niersbach in the half mile event, 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