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University of Southern California track and field team

Description: Group portrait of the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans track and field team standing in front of a train car with the championship trophy of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A), following their win at the May 1931 meet. Dean Cromwell, the USC track and field coach stands behind the trophy wearing a bow tie, and sprinter Frank Wykoff holds a plaque while shaking hands. A note that accompanies the image identifies the men as: "l to r, Alexander - Manager, Peter Chlentzos - Pole Vault, Bill Graber - Pole Vault, Bill Carls - Low Hurdles, x, x, Duncan McNaughton - high [jump], Frank Wykof - 100, 220, Vic Williams - 440, Dean Cromwell - coach, Ernie Payne - low hurdle, Berry - high hurdle."
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Date: 1931
Call number: photCL_555_05_174
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Grandstands and race track, Southern California Fair, Riverside. 1930

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A panoramic view of grandstands and a race track at the Southern California Fair in Riverside. The seats are filled with onlookers, with more on the far side of the track lining the railing. Men mounted on horses are on the left in the infield. A note in the lower right corner reads "Photo by 'Dick' Whittington ; Los Angeles ; 1930".

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Track meet, Polytechnic Elementary School, 1030 East California, Pasadena. May 7, 1939

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A boys' high jump event at a track meet at Polytechnic Elementary School at 1030 East California. A crowd of school children watch from benches in the background and two boys stand at either end of the horizontal pole.

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University of Southern California

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5 items: correspondence related to Norman Chandler being nominated, in one case, to receive an award - Outstanding Achievement in Management from the USC School of Business Administration and, in another case an invitation to become a member of the University of Southern California Associates (he declined saying he was swamped and suggested "Phil" (his brother possibly?) would be a good choice.

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Track meet, Polytechnic Elementary School, 1030 East California, Pasadena. May 7, 1939

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A boys' high jump event at a track meet at Polytechnic Elementary School at 1030 East California. A crowd of school children and adults watch from benches in the background and one boy stands near the jump itself. The current jumper has knocked over the horizontal pole.

photCL 402 (35832G_3)

Track meet, Polytechnic Elementary School, 1030 East California, Pasadena. May 7, 1939

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photCL 402 (35832G_4)

Edwin Powell Hubble and William Ziegler in track team uniforms, standing on a running track

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Edwin Powell Hubble and William Ziegler in track team uniforms, standing on the track. Note in the hand of Edwin Powell Hubble: "Edwin Hubble and Bill Ziegler, 1909". Hubble is standing on the left.

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University of Southern California track and field team

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