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The Summer Olympics Primary Source Set

 

 

Jesse Owens  

Starting Guides

Dates and Locations

Reference Guide

Wise Guide

 

1896

Fencing before the king of Greece

 

1904

1904 Olympic Games trophy

Archie Hahn- Track

Charles Dvorak- Pole Vaulting

Charles Dvorak receiving trophy from official

James D. Lightbody receiving trophy from official

James Lightbody - Track

John Flanagan - Discus throwing

John Flanagan -Hhammer throwing

Lacey Hearn, James Lightbody, Mike Butler, and William Frank Verner

Leroy Samse- Pole Vaulting

Ralph Rose- Hammer Throw

Ralph Rose - Shot-putting

Samuel Jones, Charles Chadwick, Raymond Ewry, and Arthur Newton

Samuel Jones - High jumping on athletic field

Track

Tug- of- War

Ward McLanahan -Pole Vaulting

Weight Lifting

Yamasani - Running Track

 

1906

Stadium

 

1908

Fencer

High Diver

Medallion

 

1912

Race

Prince William - Crown Prince, King Sweden

Army Rifle Shooting

Opening Day, Stockholm

100 Meter Swim

Stamp

Olympic Athletes

Swimmers

Athletes coming onto field

American Olympic team

 

1928

Duke Kahanamoku - Swimmer

F. Morgan Taylor - Hurdles

Miss Catherwood - High Jump

400 meter relay

100 meter dash finals

 

1932

Los Angeles Olympic Stadium

Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias- Hurdles

All Nation's Rowing Teams

 

1936

Walter White to Jesse Owens, December 4, 1935

Jesse Owens with Lutz Long- Broad jumping Event

Opening Ceremonies

Adolf Hitler - Saluting

Italy-Austria championship soccer game

Jesse Owens

 

1948

Alice Coachman- High Jump

Alice Coachman- High Jump; after winning

Micheline Ostermeyer

Photo finish of the 100-meter dash

 

1960

Boxing Competitions in Palazzo dello Sport

Basketball game between Japanese and Soviets

 

1964

Billy Mills crossing finish line of 10,000 meter race

Tokyo

 

1980

Poster

 

1984

Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games

Poster

 

Other

Race Athletes Startle Country as They Win Places on Olympic Team [from newspaper]

The Stadium in Athens

Trials for Oriental Olympic Games

Poster showing John Carlos and Tommie Smith raising their black, gloved fists in protest after receiving their Olympic medals

The Old Olympic Games- 1896

The Revival Of The Olympic Games- 1896

The Olympic Games of 1896

 
 
 
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