The Olympic Bell. Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936 – Vintage Wall Art
(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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The Olympic Bell. Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Olympic Bell. Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936
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The Olympic Bell is the object at the center of this picture, and it belonged to the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin, held at the newly built Olympic Stadium. The bell was cast for those Games and rung during the ceremonies, a showpiece of the Nazi government's effort to present Germany to the world as a modern, orderly host. Berlin's 1936 Olympics drew athletes and spectators from around the globe and are remembered now for the propaganda that surrounded them, as well as for Jesse Owens's four gold medals in track and field.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1936 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,409 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-127167 |
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