Seventh
1964
Photograph caption dated August 22, 1964 reads, "Ruby Reid, 38252 N. 102nd St. Palmdale, selects her prize of bowling ball, bag and shoes from Henry Levant of Reseda Bowl." The...
- Title:
- Seventh
- Date:
- 1964
- Description:
- Photograph caption dated August 22, 1964 reads, "Ruby Reid, 38252 N. 102nd St. Palmdale, selects her prize of bowling ball, bag and shoes from Henry Levant of Reseda Bowl." The Valley Times sponsored contest started on Flag Day, June 14, 1964, at the corner of Parthenia Street and Van Nuys Boulevard, Panorama City, in a Hughes Market parking lot. Robert LeMaire ascended forty feet up a flagpole to a specially built platform where he remained for 36 days before climbing back down on July 20, 1964. Prizes were given out to those who could guess the exact number of days LeMaire would stay at the top of the flagpole. The top prize was a $1,000 check
- Subjects:
- Bowling balls Contests African-American women Businessmen Bowling alleys
- Location:
- Reseda, CA
- Resource Type:
- Still Image
- Resource Format:
- image/jpeg
- Item Type:
- Photographs
- Item Description:
- 1 photographic print; b&w; 26 x 21 cm.
- Language:
- eng
- Notes:
- Photograph was edited for publication purposes
- Creator:
- Bob Miller
- Source:
- Bob Miller/Valley Times Collection/Los Angeles Public Library
- Rights:
- In Copyright
- Rights URI:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/