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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Opening Ceremony of the 1932 Summer Olympic Games. Athletes walk on the field, some dressed in suits. A huge crowd fills the Coliseum, visible close to the camera as well as all around the arena. The center of the field is empty, as this seems to be the start of the ceremony. The Summer Olympic Games took place in Los Angeles in 1932, not 1934 as the negative sleeve states. Text from negative sleeve: 1939. Los Angeles, California. The Olympic Games, 1934 [sic]. 1. The crowd at the Coliseum; the tower surmounted with the gas flame. 2. Same, closer up. The Notice on the wall reads: The important thing in the Olympic [Games] is not winning but taking part. The essential thing is not conquering but fighting well. De Coubertin. 3. The Japanese send up a baloon [sic] just as the Games start. 4. The first of the participants are entering from the tunnel and marching around the track. 4 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1939_001 ark:/21198/zz002hvh7c
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Stadiums--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.) Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
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