John Powers, Occidental College student, running a race, Los Angeles[?], circa 1924

Title: John Powers, Occidental College student, running a race, Los Angeles[?], circa 1924
Date Created: [circa 1924]
Date: 1924
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: John Powers made the U.S.A. Olympic Trials in 1924 at 400 meters, was the Occidental College record holder in the 440 and was a member of the 1924 Championship Mile Relay at the Penn Relays. He graduated from Occidental College in 1924.
John Powers, Occidental College student, running a race, perhaps at Occidental College. His outspread arms suggest that he is finishing the race. Spectators are in the grandstand and officials stand on the side of the track.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: John Powers
Text from negative sleeve: Powers, John, track

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Powers, John
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Sports
Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles
Runners (Sports)--California--Los Angeles
Education

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_7230
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cxkxx
Manifest url

Rights statement: copyrighted
Rights Holder: UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-4988
Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .