File:Johnny Weissmuller, Seattle, ca 1926 (MOHAI 754).jpg

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English: Johnny Weissmuller, Seattle, ca. 1926   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Staff Photographer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Title
English: Johnny Weissmuller, Seattle, ca. 1926
Description
English:

After taking up swimming on the advice of a doctor due to his being a sickly child, Johnny Weissmuller became a champion swimmer winning five Olympic Gold medals, 67 world titles, and 52 national titles in the 1920s. However, it's for his acting as the first and best-known Tarzan in the cinema, and for his creation of the famous Tarzan yell, that he is most famous. Starring in numerous loved Tarzan films made throughout the 1930s and '40s, Weissmuller was also known for publicized escapades with some of his five wives as well civic activities such as training Navy recruits in specialized swimming techniques. This photo was likely taken during a visit to Seattle in Weissmuller's Olympic swimming days in the mid-to-late 1920s.

Handwritten on image: Weismuller [sic] John. Caption information sources: IMDb.com; Brian's Drive-In Theater.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Swimmers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • People: Weissmuller, Johnny, 1904-
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Date circa 1926
date QS:P571,+1926-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 4 in (10.1 cm); width: 5 in (12.7 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,4U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
754
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1930.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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