Object number:
2000.1.90
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
1947
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 9.5 in, W: 6.75 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Tribune caption on the back, June 29, 1947: "Today's Cover- Today's cover pictures Zoe-Ann Olsen, national women's diving champion, executing a half twist off the spring board at Lake Anza in Tilden Park. The graceful Zoe-..." Photo shows Olsen gracefully floating through the air after jumping off the diving board which is sitting on a dock in the lake. Several men and women are sitting on the dock a short distance away watching her dive.
Concepts:
diving; spectator; dock; diving board
Places:
Lake Anza
Persons:
Zoe Ann Olsen
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