Crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum watches the Olympic Games, Los Angeles, 1932

Item Overview

Title

Crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum watches the Olympic Games, Los Angeles, 1932

Photographer

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

Date Created

[July 30-August 14, 1932]

Date

1932-07-30/1932-08-14

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

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.

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

Sports spectators--California--Los Angeles
Stadiums--California--Los Angeles