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Tenth Olympic Games Los Angeles California July 30 - Aug. 14 1932. A Complete Map of Los Angeles Area and Guide to Olympic Games

Description: Folding cover notes: Compliments of Union Oil Company. A gift to the Huntington Library by Mrs. Nellie Rust Lockwood and Edward H. Rust June 1943. Submaps: Road maps north, south and east in the surround. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: Map:" The Olympic City 1932. Submaps of Olympic Village, 2000 meter Rowing Course. General Program for Olympic Games, History of Olympics and Union Oil Company. Stamp: Morris K. Benagh, 1220 Fair Oaks South Pasadena, California.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1932
Call number: 248647
Creator: Atwood, Mary Hall(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 44 x 56 cm folded to 35 x 11 cm
Associated organization: Union Oil Company of California.
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Swimming, 10th Olympic Games, Los Angeles. 1932

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An elevated view of a swimming event at the 10th Olympic Games in Los Angeles. There are four swimmers in the pool, which has diving platforms at one end and bleachers filled with spectators on each of the long sides.

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Opening day, 10th Olympic Games, Los Angeles. 1932

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A wide view of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the opening ceremonies of the 10th Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The stadium is full of spectators who are watching the ceremony on the field, where the athletes are divided by country.

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"Los Angeles Times Book of the 1984 Olympic Games"

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Book of articles and photographs about the 1984 Olympic games written/shot by Los Angeles Times writers and photographers. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. From the Elke Corley Collection.

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Souvenir programs -- 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games

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The Hong family papers were organized into six series with sets of subseries. 1) You Chung Hong series (Business, Chinatown, Chinese American Citizens Alliance, education, legal, personal, and political activities). 2) Mabel Hong series (Education, personal, and community activities). 3) Nowland C. Hong series (Chinese American Citizens Alliance, personal, and political activities). 4) Roger S. Hong series (Business, Chinatown, education, personal, and community activities). 5) Ephemera series. 6) Oversize Series. The Hong family papers were organized into six series with sets of subseries. 1) You Chung Hong series (Business, Chinatown, Chinese American Citizens Alliance, education, legal, personal, and political activities). 2) Mabel Hong series (Education, personal, and community activities). 3) Nowland C. Hong series (Chinese American Citizens Alliance, personal, and political activities). 4) Roger S. Hong series (Business, Chinatown, education, personal, and community activities). 5) Ephemera series. 6) Oversize Series. The Hong family photos were organized into five series with sets of subseries. 1) You Chung Hong photo series (Photographic and textual files). 2) Mabel Hong photo series (Photographic and textual files). 3) Nowland C. Hong photo series (Photographic and textual files). 4) Roger S. Hong photo series (Photographic and textual files). 5) Oversize photo series.

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Opening ceremonies at Memorial Coliseum, Tenth Olympic Games, Los Angeles

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The Huntington Library's Collection of Panoramic Photographs, 1851 to 2014, depicts a wide variety of subjects and provides an important resource for the visual history of the United States, with a particular emphasis on California and the American West. Subjects include landscapes, group portraits, and miscellaneous views. The collection also contains photographs by some of the better known photographers and photographic firms of the first part of the twentieth century. Photographers and publishers represented in the collection include Charles Z. Bailey; Bailey and Ramsey; Bryant Studio; Bunnell Photo Shop; California Panorama Company; Bell Clements; Fay Foto Service; R.J. Gallagher; George. R. Lawrence Company; J.D. Givens; Gordon Panoramic Photo Company; Griffith Photo; Harris Photographic Company; Karen Halverson; George W. Hazard; L.M. Hermance; Hiller; Hughes Photos; William Henry Jackson; I.L. Maduro; Mayhart Studio; C.R. Nock; Panorama Publishing Company; Pettit's Studio; Photo News Service; C.C. Pierce; A.C. Pillsbury; Pillsbury Picture Company; Prince Photo; G.H. Rice; H.H. Rideout; Sanford and Black Photo News Service; Thompson; O.A. Tunnell; H.A. Varble; Miles F. Weaver; and West Coast Art Company. Notable in the collection is a contemporary four-plate ambrotype in a frame; it is a panoramic view of the Los Angeles River, 2014, by Michael Kolster (photPAN 147).

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Olympic and Crescent Heights, Los Angeles. May 12, 1946

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A panoramic view, facing south, of the intersection of Olympic and Crescent Heights. Olympic runs across the width of the image, with intersections with Foster and Carillo at the far right and left sides, respectively. The buildings are mainly two-story apartment buildings, with a few one family homes. There is a stamp reading "Pettit's Studio ; Commercial Photographers ; 1416 W. Pico Blvd. ; Richmond 8634 ; Los Angeles 15, Calif." at two places on the road, as well as a stamp with the date.

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Tenth Olympic Games Los Angeles California July 30 - Aug. 14 1932. A Complete Map of Los Angeles Area and Guide to Olympic Games

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