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Ski jump, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. 1938

Description: A view of a ski jump constructed in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, facing up the slope. Two men are feeding blocks of ice into a machine that is spraying snow along the slope of the jump. Other men are standing on the jump itself, some shoveling the snow to cover the wooden boards. "Studio snow service" is spelled out on the side of the snow machine.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1938
Call number: photCL Whitt 1234 ; Whitt neg. 0982
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Ski jump, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. 1938

Visual Materials

A view of a ski jump constructed in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, facing down the slope. The jump is only partially covered with snow, which is being shot out of a machine on the bottom right. There are a few dozen men at ground level, laying wooden boards oand hay, or watching the work.

photCL Whitt 1235 ; Whitt neg. 0986

Ski jump, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. 1938

Visual Materials

A view of a ski jump constructed in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from ground level, facing up the slope. The jump is only partially covered with snow, which is being shot out of machines onto the wooden boards of the jump. Men at the bottom of the jump are laying more boards and covering them with hay or straw.

photCL Whitt 1237 ; Whitt neg. 0987

Ski jump, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. 1938

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A view of a ski jump constructed in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from ground level, facing up the slope. Ten men on skis are standing perpendicular to the slope, making their way up. Most are holding onto a rope that is running down the middle of the jump. Lights line the sides of scaffolding along the jump.

photCL Whitt 1240 ; Whitt neg. 0983

Ski jump, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. 1938

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A view of a ski jump constructed in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, facing down the slope. Two men carrying their skis are climbing up the left side of the jump. More participants and spectators are standing on the lower platform or at ground level.

photCL Whitt 1239 ; Whitt neg. 0981

Ski jump, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. 1938

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A view of a ski jump constructed in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, facing down the slope. One skier, with the number 37 on his back, is preparing to go down the jump. There are two or three men in the bottom right corner watching the jumper.

photCL Whitt 1241 ; Whitt neg. 0985

Ski jump, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. 1938

Visual Materials

A view of a ski jump constructed in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, from ground level. Blocks of ice three or four feet tall are being transferred by means of tongs, ramps, and pulleys to the upper levels of the jump where they will be turned into snow. A sign on the jump reads "Safway Steel Scaffold Co."

photCL Whitt 1236 ; Whitt neg. 0980

Ski jump, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. 1938

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