Raynors HCA 2019-01
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/21/2019
Nice group of twenty-five (25) 6-3/4”x4-3/4”, of the 1936 Olympics, printed in German, with captions on verso, includes four (4) Jesse Owens related images and one of Adolf Hitler. Fine condition. Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the sprint and long jump events and became the most successful athlete to compete in Berlin while the host country was the most successful country overall with 89 medals total, with the United States coming in second with 56 medals. These were the final Olympics under the presidency of Henri de Baillet-Latour and the final Olympic Games for 12 years due to the disruption of the Second World War.
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