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]

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum watches the Olympic Games. There is a man in a hat and sunglasses in the foreground. There are Olympic flags and American flags in the background, as well as banners for previous Olympic Games. The surrounding area is visible at the right of the photograph, including trees and neighboring buildings. There is a vertical sculpture at the top of one of the columns that makes up the outer edge of the Coliseum.
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

Subjects

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

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