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[Olympic games, Berlin - fencing matches in the Kuppelsaal] – Antique Wall Art

[Olympic games, Berlin - fencing matches in the Kuppelsaal] — historic photograph
[Olympic games, Berlin - fencing matches in the Kuppelsaal]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [Olympic games, Berlin - fencing matches in the Kuppelsaal], a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The Kuppelsaal, the domed hall where the 1936 fencing bouts were held, gives this view its distinctive setting, with its high ceiling and tiers of spectators. Berlin hosted those Summer Games under the Nazi government, which used the event to project national strength and organizing skill to the world. Fencers from many nations competed in the hall, including German-Jewish athlete Helene Mayer, who won silver in the women's foil for Germany. The photograph captures a sporting event that drew close attention both at home and abroad.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes[1936]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,128 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-123820

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