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Description
Order Number
00106768
Title
Jackie
Robinson
Collection ID
Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession
HE
box
8621
Date
1939
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;20
x
27
cm
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger.
;
Photograph
was
edited
for
publication
purposes
.
Description
Photograph
caption
dated
March
31
,
1939
reads
"
Jackie
Robinson
,
probably
the
fastest
and
most
dangerous
halfback
on the
Pacific
Coast
,
is
the '
motorized
unit
' of the
Bruin
blitzkrieg
.
He's
the
lad
who
gets
the
ball
down
the
field
in a
hurry
and into
scoring
position
,
usually
after
receiving
a
punt
or
intercepting
a
pass
. On the
above
occasion
,
Jackie
is
seen
dashing
43
yards
into
Stanford
territory.
" The
word
'
speed
'
is
printed
in
large
capital
letters
on the
right
side
of the
photo
.
Long
before
he
broke
Major
League
Baseball's
color
line
with the
Brooklyn
Dodgers
,
Jackie
Robinson
excelled
in
football
at
UCLA
.
During
the
1940s
, he also
played
professionally
, with the
L.A
.
Bulldogs
(football)
and the
L.A
.
Red
Devils
(basketball)
.
Subject
Robinson, Jackie,--1919-1972.
UCLA Bruins (Football team).
Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena, Calif.).
Football--California--Pasadena.
Football players--United States.
Men--California--Pasadena.
Stadiums--California--Pasadena.
Spectators--California--Pasadena.
Pasadena (Calif.).
Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs.
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
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