17 year-old Esther Williams, posing in swim suit during training in Los Angeles, Calif., 1939

Item Overview

Title: 17 year-old Esther Williams, posing in swim suit during training in Los Angeles, Calif., 1939
Date Created: April 5, 1939
Date: 1939-04-05
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Caption: Headed for the 1940 American Olympic Games team is Esther Williams, 17-year-old swimming sensation of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Last week comely Esther broke the national record in the 100-yard breast stroke

Physical Description

Extent: 1 photograph
Dimensions: 10 x 12.5 cm.
Medium: b&w negative

Keywords

Genre: news photographs
Names: Williams, Esther, 1923-
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Women swimmers--California--Los Angeles
Bathing suits--California--1930-1940
Entertainment
People

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Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclalat_1429_b3130_16155-3
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002ttmt
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Rights Country: US
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