Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games, Los Angeles, 1932

Item Overview

Title

Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games, Los Angeles, 1932

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

[July 30, 1932]

Date

1932-07-30

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

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.

Caption

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.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.)

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.014167

Latitude

-118.287778

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Stadiums--California--Los Angeles