Swimmers on the shore before the start of the Wrigley Ocean Marathon at Isthmus Cove, Santa Catalina Island, 1927

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View of swimmers and spectators on the shore before the start of the Wrigley Ocean Marathon at Isthmus Cove on Santa Catalina Island. Placards on wooden posts with the swimmers' numbers, ranging from 32 to 48, are lined up along the shore. Probable identifications of some of the swimmers are, L to R: Lyle S. Hubbard (2611 Robinwood Ave., Toledo, Ohio, blackened by oil), (32) Myrtle F. Huddleston, to the R of the sign (425 E. Seaside, Long Beach, Calif., blackened by oil), (34) Carl L. Hyde, to the L of the sign (1605 Hickory Ave., Torrance, Calif.), and (36) Pauline Jackson, perhaps, African-American swimmer, to the R of the sign (632 East 230th Street, New York, N.Y.)., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., The swimmers are identified, with with their registration numbers and home addresses, in The Catalina Islander, 12 Jan. 1927: 5., Pauline Jackson is referenced as an open water swimmer in this article: "Leaders Here Boost Pauline Jackson. C. C. Firzgerald Heads Group Promoting Benefit for English Channel Aspirant. $15,000 Is Objective. Royal And Out-town Theatres Aiding Swimmer." The Afro-American, Feb. 1928: 20, -118.498256, Text from negative sleeve: Catalina Channel Swim, 1927, 33.441648