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1965 Press Photo Bette Husla, first female on West Virginia swimming team

Name: 1965 Press Photo Bette Husla, first female on West Virginia swimming team
Brand: sps
SKU: sps05090
Price: 19.99 USD
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This gal with the charming smile is the first of her sex ever to win a place on the West Virginia University varsity swimming team. She's Bette Husla, 19, a sophomore from Rochester, N.Y., who specializes in the 200-yard backstroke, she has won in six out of eight meets this year. One of her problems is dressing rooms. There are no provisions made for any but male swimmers in the Southern Conference.

Photo measures 6.5 x 8.75 inches.

Photo is dated 02-14-1965.

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1965 Press Photo Bette Husla, first female on West Virginia swimming team

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