|
| Title | Helene Madison, Seattle, May 9, 1929 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1929 |
| Caption | Helene Madison started swimming at Green Lake at age 12. At 19, she swept the women's freestyle swimming events in the 1932 Olympics. That year, she held all 16 women's world freestyle records and 56 American records. When she returned to Seattle, the city presented her with a car, a Navy and police escort, and a huge tickertape parade. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Helene Madison C.P. Swimmer 5-9-29.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Swimmers--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Madison, Helene |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.12759.2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 5 x 7 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 132634 |
