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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The Summer Olympic Games took place in Los Angeles in 1932, not 1934 as the negative sleeve states. Crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum watches the Olympic Games. There are flags flying on the perimeter of the stadium and banners that list each of the previous Olympic Games. The phrase quoted on the negative sleeve is posted on the large, center column, which is topped by a vertical sculpture. There are people standing at the top of the column. In the foreground, there is a parasol, a woman watching the proceedings through binoculars, and a man walking past the word "Lavatory," which is painted above an arrow. 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_002 ark:/21198/zz002hvh8w
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Sports spectators--California--Los Angeles Stadiums--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.) Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
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