COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F045.jpg
Title:
Twin swimmers Ruth and Eleanor Smith
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1918-02-08
Description:
Attached: "236262 PHOTO FROM UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. TWIN SISTER SWIMMERS RIVALS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP. These two young ladies, Misses Ruth and Eleanor Smith of the Columbus Athletic Club, Columbus, Ohio, are rival candidates for the short distance swimming championships in the state of Ohio. They have shown remarkable speed in trials and have proven themselves to be wonderful sprint swimmers. The race between sisters will be sensational. 2/8/18
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Geographic Area:
United States
Decade:
1910s
Type:
Still Image
Genre/Form:
portrait photography
Genre/Form:
black-and-white photographs
Genre/Form:
group portraits
Format:
Photograph; black and white
Extent:
10 x 8 in.
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection:
Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs
Physical Location:
Box 1, Folder 45
Rights Statement:
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
General Note:
The description for these photographs is transcribed from paper descriptions that are attached to the photographs with adhesive. These paper descriptions are brittle and acidic. For presentation and accessibility purposes, the descriptions have been cropped out of the image.
