Lee Barnes of U.S.C. sets a new American record in the pole vault during the A.A.U. Relays, Los Angeles, 1926

Item Overview

Title

Lee Barnes of U.S.C. sets a new American record in the pole vault during the A.A.U. Relays, Los Angeles, 1926

Photographer

Bell, Robert H., b. 1889

Date Created

[February 27, 1926]

Date

1926-02-27

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

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.
This photograph appears with the article, "BARNES SETS NEW VAULT RECORD AS U. S.C . WINS: AMERICAN MARK FALLS BEFORE TROJAN STAR Clears 13ft. 5 7-8in. in Sensational Performance; Cromwell's Athletes Pile Up 73 Points in Meet BARNES BREAKS VAULT RECORD Trojan Sophomore Clears 13ft. 5 7-8in. U. S.C . Athletes Walk Away With Relay Meet Cromwell's Men Win All But One Relay," Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 1926: A1

Caption

Text from newspaper caption, "IN ALL THE WORLD NO TRIP LIKE THIS" So says Lee Barnes, U.S.C.[ pole vaulter, while clearing 13 ft. 5 7/8 in. at the Coliseum yesterday afternoon. Lee broke his pole after this excursion and had to quit vaulting, otherwise he'd probably have gone over the Coliseum walls. Below to the left Grumbles is shown winning the low hurdles. He's on the right, with Bob Maxwell (third) on the left. Dye is behind Maxwell, while Tanner (second) is to the rear of Grumbles. On the right Lloyd is seen winning the 100-yard dash. Pinney (third) is on the left, House (fourth) next, then Lloyd and Murray Schultz (second) on the extreme right. [Photos by Robert Bell, Times staff photographer] [Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 1926: A1]
Text from negative sleeve: TRACK, U.S.C. VS. OXY
Handwritten on negative: Oxy - USC meet Lee Barnes 13' 6"

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

University of Southern California
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Barnes, Lee, 1906-1970

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

-34.013833

Latitude

-118.287466

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Vaulting--California--Los Angeles
Track athletics--California--Los Angeles
Exposition Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles