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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

Judge Charles L. Bogue standing in the Coliseum during an Armistice Day celebration, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Judge Charles L. Bogue standing in front of men in uniform holding American flags at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Behind him is a child, kneeling and wearing a hat. This image was most likely taken at the Armistice Day celebration on November 11, 1925. Judge Bogue was the head of the Los Angeles Interpost council of the American Legion that year. Reported in "ARMISTICE DAY PLANS ELABORATE: Committee Hopes to Fill 80,000 Seats at Coliseum on November 11," Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 1925: A10.
Date:
November 11, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Judge Charles L. Bogue standing in the Coliseum during an Armistice Day celebration, Los Angeles, 1925

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

Loyola Lions' coach Tom Lieb and referees with player, during game against Santa Clara's Broncos at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Loyola Lions' head coach Tom Lieb, right in white fedora, assists referees helping a player during a game against Buck Shaw's Santa Clara Broncos. Shaw's Broncos won the game and finished the 1937 season undefeated. They went on to beat LSU in the 1938 Sugar Bowl. October 24, 1937.
Date:
October 24, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Loyola Lions' coach Tom Lieb and referees with player, during game against Santa Clara's Broncos at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1937

Loyola Lions' head coach Tom Lieb and player, during game against Santa Clara's Broncos, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
The Santa Clara Broncos and the Loyola Lions clash during a regular season game in Los Angeles. Pictured is Loyola Head Coach Tom Lieb with an unidentified Loyola player. The Broncos were as-yet undefeated in the 1937 season and prevailed against Loyola, eventually finishing the 1937 season 9-0 and winning the Sugar Bowl against #8 team LSU. October 24, 1937.
Date:
October 24, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Loyola Lions' head coach Tom Lieb and player, during game against Santa Clara's Broncos, Los Angeles, 1937

Manchester Avenue School students on float, Shriners' parade, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Related to Los Angeles Times article, June 6, 1925, “California the Golden” Notable Achievement, Spectacle of Schools Depicting History of State Acclaimed by Visiting Shriners. The public schools’ contribution to the Shrine entertainment, “California the Golden” … "Altar of the Kachinas," Manchester-avenue school ...
Date:
June 5, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Manchester Avenue School students on float, Shriners' parade, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1925

Molly Pitcher float at the Pageant of Liberty, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Molly Pitcher float at the Pageant of Liberty. A woman dressed as Molly Pitcher stands on the float. Men dressed in Colonial garb also ride on the float, and women dressed in costumes walk behind. The float is topped with an American flag and covered with wood. The Lafayette at Valley Forge float is visible in the background.
Date:
July 5, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Molly Pitcher float at the Pageant of Liberty, Los Angeles, 1926

Normandie Avenue School students with float, Shriners' parade, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Related to Los Angeles Times article, June 6, 1925, “California the Golden” Notable Achievement, Spectacle of Schools Depicting History of State Acclaimed by Visiting Shriners. The public schools’ contribution to the Shrine entertainment, “California the Golden” … "Painted Council Rock," Normandie-avenue school ...
Date:
June 5, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Normandie Avenue School students with float, Shriners' parade, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1925

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]

Otto Peltzer, German track star, works out on the track at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Peltzer, the world record holder at the 880 at the time, was particularly interested in running on the Coliseum track, which he praised as a fast track. Two months after this photograph was taken he ran against local racers and set a new Southern California record. During World War II, Peltzer was imprisoned by the Germans because was gay.
Date:
January 11, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Otto Peltzer, German track star, works out on the track at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1928

Panorama (left half) of a police inspection at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
The track and field of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are viewed from the stands. The curve of the track passes across the bottom edge. Spectators sit in the stands lining the track in the lower left corner. Dozens of police vehicles line the inside curb of the track and face out towards camera. They follow the turn of the track from left and towards the right, extending out-of-frame. Farther back, the field stretches back through the stadium. Along the near edge of the field, four men stand with flags. Behind them, police officers stand in formation on the field. One of the track's straight-a ways lines the left edge of the field. At the far left side of the track, more people file through a tunnel and onto the track. Stands line the perimeter of the stadium as they stretch across the background.
Date:
May 2, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Panorama (left half) of a police inspection at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1927