View of spectators on the shore watching swimmers begin the Wrigley Ocean Marathon at Isthmus Cove, Santa Catalina Island. Boats with swim coaches and observers follow the swimmers.
Pauline Jackson is referenced as an open water swimmer in this article: "Leaders Here Boost Pauline Jackson. C. C. Firzgerald Heads Group Promoting Benefit for English Channel Aspirant. $15,000 Is Objective. Royal And Out-town Theatres Aiding Swimmer." The Afro-American, Feb. 1928: 20
View of swimmers and spectators on the shore before the start of the Wrigley Ocean Marathon at Isthmus Cove on Santa Catalina Island. Placards on wooden posts with the swimmers' numbers are line up along the shore.
View of a crowd of men wearing suits and hats at Isthmus Cove on the day of the Wrigley Ocean Marathon. At least 3 small buildings among palm trees dot the landscape. A sign on a building on the left reads "Observer." The shore is just out of view on the right.