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Spectators watch the preparations for a track event at the Olympic Games, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
Spectators watch the preparations for a track event at the Olympic Games. There are people on the field near the track. There are spectators scattered throughout the stands, including a man in a hat who is in the foreground of the photograph.
Date:
1932-07-30/1932-08-14
[July 30-August 14, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Spectators watch the preparations for a track event at the Olympic Games, Los Angeles, 1932

S.C. Trojan relay runner sprints through the finish line during the dual track meet against Stanford, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
In the near distance at center, the S.C. Trojans 4 x 440 yard relay team anchor, John McCarthy, crosses the finish line. He strides through the tape facing right and carries the relay baton in his right hand. In the foreground, two meet officials stand along the left edge with their backs to the camera and another stands in partial view at right. The track stretches across the image ahead of them. Behind and to the left of McCarthy, several officials stand in a cluster at the finish line. Another official stands on a riser behind and to the left of them. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum stands stretch across the background.
Date:
[circa May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
S.C. Trojan relay runner sprints through the finish line during the dual track meet against Stanford, Los Angeles, 1934

Dick Finley, Occidental College track athlete, poses at Patterson Field during a track meet, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
A photograph of a race at the same meet appears under the title, "SURPRISE VICTOOR IN HALF MILE," and with the caption, "Here's Dick Pollard, left, as he hit the tape to win the 880 for Pomona in yesterday's meet with Occidental. The Sagehen sophomore has just nosed out Mel Caldwell of Oxy at the finish. Bob McKee is the man to the rear, while Nord, who finished third, is hidden by Caldwell. [photo by Fred Coffey, Times staff photographer]," Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 1932: E3
Date:
[circa March 12, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dick Finley, Occidental College track athlete, poses at Patterson Field during a track meet, Los Angeles, 1932

Runners race to the finish line 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
Runners race to the finish line during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

John Clifford Argue during the Olympic trials at the Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, circa 1924

Description:
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.
Date:
[between May - June 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
John Clifford Argue during the Olympic trials at the Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, circa 1924

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]

U.S.C. sprinter, Ed House, crosses the finish line in the 100-yard dash during a dual track meet versus Occidental, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
The track at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the left. In the mid-ground, several Oxy and S.C. sprinters approach the finish line, running towards camera. Ed House is rightmost among the runners. He bounds in mid-air as his body breaks the finish tape. Behind and to the left of him in the Oxy uniforms are J. V. "Bud" Nash and Milton Nash. The trailing U.S.C. runners are Herschel Smith and Charles Sauers. Two unidentified Oxy sprinters are leftmost. Along the inside of the track at right, meet officials and athletes watch the race from the sidelines. Farther down the track, at left, hurdles line the infield. The stadium's stands stretch across the background.
Date:
[February 20, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
U.S.C. sprinter, Ed House, crosses the finish line in the 100-yard dash during a dual track meet versus Occidental, Los Angeles, 1926

U.S.C. vaulter knocks over the bar on his pole-vault 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
U.S.C. vaulter knocks over the bar on his pole-vault attempt during the U.S.C. and Occidental dual track meet, 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

Don Plumb of Pomona College sprints across the finish line during a dual track meet against Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
Possibly related to the article, "OXY TRACKMEN DEFEAT POMONA: Tigers Vanquish Old Rivals 97 2-3 to 42 1-3 Pollard Springs Surprise to Capture Half-Mile Four Bengal Athletes Score Double Victories OXY TRACKMEN DEFEAT POMONA," Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 1932: E1
Date:
[circa March 12, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Don Plumb of Pomona College sprints across the finish line during a dual track meet against Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1932

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

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

Ed Rich, Los Angeles High School football and track coach, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Los Angeles High School football and track coach, Ed Rich (Edmund Gaines Rich), most likely on the field of L. A. High School. Ed Rich coached the Romans from 1924-1928. Photo appears with the article "ROMANS RUINED BY GRADUATION: Championship Grid Team is Wrecked by Diplomas Even Few Substitutes Will Return Next Season No L. A. High Captain Will be Selected for 1926," Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 1925: A6.
Date:
December 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Ed Rich, Los Angeles High School football and track coach, Los Angeles, 1925

Stanford vaulter leaps over the bar during a pole-vault attempt 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
Stanford vaulter leaps over the bar during a pole-vault attempt during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

U.S.C. high jumper attempts a jump during the U.S.C. and Occidental dual track meet, Los Angeles, [1926]

Description:
Photographs of different events at 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
U.S.C. high jumper attempts a jump during the U.S.C. and Occidental dual track meet, Los Angeles, [1926]

U.S.C. high jumper leaps over the bar 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
U.S.C. high jumper leaps over the bar during the U.S.C. and Occidental dual track meet, Los Angeles, [1926]

S.C. sprinter crosses the finish line during a race at 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
S.C. sprinter crosses the finish line during a race at the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

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

German track star Otto Peltzer talks with some local boys during a training exercise at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Otto 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
German track star Otto Peltzer talks with some local boys during a training exercise at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1928

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

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

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

Pomona College and Occidental College runners sprint to the finish line during a duel track meet, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
Possibly related to the article, "OXY TRACKMEN DEFEAT POMONA: Tigers Vanquish Old Rivals 97 2-3 to 42 1-3 Pollard Springs Surprise to Capture Half-Mile Four Bengal Athletes Score Double Victories OXY TRACKMEN DEFEAT POMONA," Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 1932: E1
Date:
[circa March 12, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Pomona College and Occidental College runners sprint to the finish line during a duel track meet, Los Angeles, 1932

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

Stanford vaulter lands after a pole-vault attempt during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
At center, a Stanford vaulter is captured mid-air as he descends from his vault attempt and lands in the vaulting pit. He appears to right himself in the air with outstretched arms. The pit extends in front of him to the right. In the foreground at left, a meet official stands with his back to camera and looks up towards the vaulting bar. The bar sits high above and to the left of the vaulter at center. Beyond the vaulting event area, the field and stands at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum stretch across the background.
Date:
[circa May 5, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Stanford vaulter lands after a pole-vault attempt during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Stanford thrower putting a shot 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
Stanford thrower putting a shot during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Runners race around a curve 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
Runners race around a curve during the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Dray Williams, Pomona College hurdler, poses at Patterson Field during a track meet, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
A photograph of a race at the same meet appears under the title, "SURPRISE VICTOOR IN HALF MILE," and with the caption, "Here's Dick Pollard, left, as he hit the tape to win the 880 for Pomona in yesterday's meet with Occidental. The Sagehen sophomore has just nosed out Mel Caldwell of Oxy at the finish. Bob McKee is the man to the rear, while Nord, who finished third, is hidden by Caldwell. [photo by Fred Coffey, Times staff photographer]," Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 1932: E3
Date:
[circa March 12, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dray Williams, Pomona College hurdler, poses at Patterson Field during a track meet, Los Angeles, 1932

Otto Anderson soars over a hurdle, Los Angeles, 1922-1926

Description:
Otto Anderson began his athletics career as a hurdler while at Pomona High School. In 1920, he qualified for the Antwerp Olympics. He attended U.S.C beginning in 1922, playing football and adding more track and field events to his repertoire. He qualified for and traveled to Paris for the 1924 Olympics, but injured himself there practicing for the pole vault event. Upon his return he acted as track team captain at U.S.C.
Date:
[between 1922-1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Otto Anderson soars over a hurdle, Los Angeles, 1922-1926

Otto Anderson soars over a hurdle, Los Angeles, 1922-1926

Description:
Otto Anderson began his athletics career as a hurdler while at Pomona High School. In 1920, he qualified for the Antwerp Olympics. He attended U.S.C beginning in 1922, playing football and adding more track and field events to his repertoire. He qualified for and traveled to Paris for the 1924 Olympics, but injured himself there practicing for the pole vault event. Upon his return he acted as track team captain at U.S.C.
Date:
[between 1922-1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Otto Anderson soars over a hurdle, Los Angeles, 1922-1926

Hurdler Otto Anderson stretches with a leg swing, Los Angeles, 1922-1926

Description:
Otto Anderson began his athletics career as a hurdler while at Pomona High School. In 1920, he qualified for the Antwerp Olympics. He attended U.S.C beginning in 1922, playing football and adding more track and field events to his repertoire. He qualified for and traveled to Paris for the 1924 Olympics, but injured himself there practicing for the pole vault event. Upon his return he acted as track team captain at U.S.C. Reported on in "An Intimate Impression of Otto Anderson," Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 1922: III1; "Otto Anderson Hurt; Daggs Is a Sure Winner," Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 1923: III1; and "Otto Anderson Is Back from Paris," Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 1924: B3.
Date:
[between 1922-1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Hurdler Otto Anderson stretches with a leg swing, Los Angeles, 1922-1926

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

U.S.C. high jumper fails his jump attempt during the U.S.C. and Occidental dual track meet, Los Angeles, [1926]

Description:
A U.S.C. Trojan is captured mid-air knocking over the bar during a high jump attempt. The landing pit sprawls along the bottom edge. Beyond it, left-of-center, the high jumper is on his descent. His chest faces the camera as he head angles down towards the ground at left and one of his legs stretches up to the right. The high jump bar falls from its support, mimicking the angle of the jumper. Beside the support post at left, a meet official watches the attempt. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum's stands stretch across the background.
Date:
[circa February 20, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
U.S.C. high jumper fails his jump attempt during the U.S.C. and Occidental dual track meet, Los Angeles, [1926]

Dick Pollard of Pomona College noses out Mel Caldwell of Occidental College to win the 880-yard race during a dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
The Patterson Field track at Occidental College enters frame at left and along the bottom edge; it stretches back towards center. In the mid-ground, half-mile racers Dick Pollard (left), of Pomona College, and Mel Caldwell (right), of Occidental College approach the tape at the end of the race. All runners run towards the camera. Dick Pollard is a half-step nearer to the finish line than Mel Caldwell. Caldwell appears to lean forward to make up the gap. Meet officials along both the right and left edges hold up the tape at the finish line. Bob McKee runs a few strides behind and to the right of his teammate, Mel Caldwell. Spectators watch the race from the stands that line the track at left. In the background at center, Swan Hall rises beyond the track.
Date:
[May 12, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Coffey, Fred Everett, 1891-1947
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dick Pollard of Pomona College noses out Mel Caldwell of Occidental College to win the 880-yard race during a dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1932

Stanford vaulter crosses over the bar during a vault attempt at 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
Stanford vaulter crosses over the bar during a vault attempt at the S.C. and Stanford dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1934

Track star Norm Anderson throws discus, Los Angeles, 1921-1928

Description:
Norm Anderson attended USC, where he played football and was a member of the track and field team. In 1921, he set a record for discus. In 1924, he was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team, and finished fifth in the shot put competition. Related to "Olympics Coming to Meet U.S.C.," Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 1925: A4; "Preps Clash Today in City Meet Preliminaries at Coliseum," Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 1927: B2.
Date:
[between 1921-1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Track star Norm Anderson throws discus, Los Angeles, 1921-1928

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