A member of the San Diego Men's Volleyball League puts his kneepads on in front of his car
A black and white photo of a white man (Bill Sowell) with a short mullet hairstyle leaning onto a car in a parking lot in Balboa Park with his hands on his knees. He is smiling at the camera and wearing a long sleeve shirt with the letters "SDMVL" on the left sleeve with an illegible year underneath, short athletic shorts, knee pads, upper shin high socks, and sneakers. On the ground in front of him is a backpack, crumpled shirt, and paper cup with a straw in it.
Publication date: 7 September 2022
File metadata
Metadata Object Description - Record Information
Record Identifier:
P557.050.m.r
Record Origin:
Photo by Denise Lisa
Record Creation Date:
2021-07-14
Description Standard:
MODS
Metadata Object Description
Title:
A member of the San Diego Men's Volleyball League puts his kneepads on in front of his car
Name:
Denise Lisa
Role:
Photographer
Type of Resource:
Digital photograph
Date Created:
1983
Date Accumulated:
2019-10-23
Extent and Media:
560 x 900 pixels
Physical Form:
Film negative
Conditions Governing Access:
Open for research
Conditions Governing Reproduction:
© Nexus Magazine 1983. Lambda Archives of San Diego does not hold copyright to this item. It is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this item from the owner of copyright.
Scope and Content:
Denise Lisa photographed Bill Sowell and other members of the Balboa Volleyball Association for Nexus Magazine in 1983.
Location of Originals:
Lambda Archives of San Diego
Alternative Form Available:
TIFF available upon request (info@lambdaarchives.org)
Material referenced:
L2019.15 Denise Lisa
Referencing material:
P557
Metadata Object Description - Notes
Biography or History:
Denise Lisa was a local photographer for San Diego Pride, The Gayzette Magazine and Nexus Magazine. Nexus had a very short run of 7 issues, released from October 1983 to April 1984. Most of the photos and negatives are related to Nexus articles.
Acquisition Information:
Donated to Lambda Archives by Denise Lisa in October 2019.
Bibliography:
Francis, W. (1983, November). Thanksgiving tournament marks a new beginning for Bill Sowell. Nexus Magazine, 1(2), 6–7.
Other descriptive data:
LGBTQ sports; Volleyball; Balboa Park (San Diego); Bill Sowell; Balboa Volleyball Association; Nexus Magazine; North American Gay Volleyball Association