The gold, silver and bronze medal winners in the long jump competition salute from the victory stand at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. From...
The Olympic torch is carried into the stadium during the opening ceremonies of the XI Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on...
Jesse Owens of the USA in action in the mens 200m at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games held in Berlin, Germany. Owens won a total of four gold medals in...
The crowd of spectators at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin raises their hands in the Nazi salute in tribute to the Fuhrer's arrival at the stadium.
Unspecified Indian fans celebrate after India beat Germany in the field hockey final of the 1936 Summer Olympics, near the Olympiastadion in Berlin,...
The US rowing team reaches the finish line on Lake Grunau, outside Berlin, during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The crew, all from the University of...
The torch, which had been lit by the sun?s rays on Mount Olympus and carried 1.800 miles by 3,000 runners through several countries, is placed by a...
James Cleveland OWENS, , American athlete - 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, athletics, 100 meters sprint, 1st heat, Owens wins - August 3, 1936
Adolf Hitler and his staff salute the teams during the opening ceremonies of the XI Olympic Games on August 1, 936 in Berlin, Germany.
General view of the Brandenburge Gate as Germany hosts the XI Olympic Games in August of 1936 in Berlin, Germany.
The torch bearer runs through the streets en route to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. Mandatory Credit: Allsport Hulton/Archive
Berlin, Germany- Jesse Owens, who won four events in the Olympic games, is shown winning one of the 200-meter heats. L. Orr of Canada is second and...
Berlin, Germany- The finish of the 400-meter race at the Olympics in Berlin, with Archie Williams of the United States winning in 46.5. Second is...
Berlin, Germany-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Nazi camera corps bombard a non-aryan Archie Williams, of University of California, a negro who won the...
Berlin, Germany: Auto of Adolf Hitler and other important officials passes on the way to the opening of the Olympics, the famous "Unter Den Linden"...
Berlin, Germany: An impressive moment in the Lustgarten, Berlin as the last of the 3,000 runners that brought the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece,...
The Germany team giving the Nazi salute, the Great Britain team , and USA team on the podium after the Men's 4x400 metres relay event of the 1936...
Sport, 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Gisela Mauermayer, Germany, winner of the gold medal in the Discus event at the 1936 Olympic Games
Jesse Owens leaps from the starting line during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, with a crowd watching from the grandstand.
The American runner Jesse Owens running in the 200-meter sprint a new Olympic record. Berlin. 4th August 1936. Photograph.
Four of the Indian Hockey team, including legend Dhyan Chand that won the Olympic Gold Medal at Berlin, peering out of a train window at Liverpool...
Proud mother, Mrs. Cleveland Owens, listens to a news report tell of her son's exploits at the Olympic games in Berlin, Germany. Her son Jesse, Negro...
Berlin, Germany: Helen Stephens, of Missouri, smiles for the camera man after setting a new world record of 0.11.5, in the 100 meter finals which she...
The German, American, and Italian olympic relay teams stand before the crowd at a medal ceremony. The American team composed of Ralph Metcalfe, Jesse...
New York, New York- These are the Olympic athletes who will do their stint for Uncle Sam in the big games in Berlin. Left to right rear: Dave...
Berlin,Germany. Wearing his Olympic laurel wreath, a big smile and an invisible rainbow around his shoulder, Jesse Owens,U.S. Miracle man of the...
Collectible German tobacco or cigarette card, from the series Olympia 1936 Picture Group 2, published by Cigaretten Bilderdienst, the Cigarettes...
American athlete Fritz Pollard clips the last hurdle of the men's 110-metres hurdles event of the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in the Olympiastadion in...
American athlete Dave Albritton clears the bar as he competes in the High Jump event of the 1936 Summer Olympics at the Olympiastadion in Berlin,...
High angle view of German youths during an exercise demonstration at the Maifeld in the Olympiapark, during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin,...
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler meets a group of sprinters at the Olympic Village during the Berlin Olympics, Germany, 1936.
Sport, 1936 Olympic Games, Berlin, Germany, Athletics, Mens 4 x100 metres relay, The Gold medal winning U,S,A, team, L-R: Jesse Owens, Ralph...
Olympic Games, Berlin, Germany, Men's 100 Metres Final, USA's legendary Jesse Owens on his way to winning one of his four gold medals
The last Olympic runner reaches Lustgarten in Berlin. The Olympic flame has been carried from Mount Olympus in Greece by a relay team of over 3,000...
General view of crowd on a street in Berlin as Germany hosts the XI Olympic Games in August of 1936 in Berlin, Germany.
The Olympic Flame arrives at the Lustgarten during the Youth Festival before the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum...
Setting a new record, Jesse Owens wins the 200-meter in 21 seconds flat on the last day of the Olympic trials at the municipal Triborough Stadium on...
Polish and Jewish athlete Hedwiga Wajsowna throwing the discus at the 1936 Olympics, Berlin, Germany, 1936. She won the silver medal in the event.
Here are three of Uncle Sam’s ace mermaids. Pictured as they sailed on the S.S. Manhattan for the Olympic games in Berlin. Left to right, Dorothy...
Pageant, with thousands of performers was presented in the Olympic Stadium, on the evening of the opening day of the Olympic Games in Berlin. Here is...
The World Crack Athletes on One Field. Watched by 100,000 spectators, hundreds of athletes from every corner of the globe ,arch into the Olympic...
Leni Riefenstahl, the German director, gives instructions to Captain Hauck, on the set of one of her films about the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin....
Ohio State University track star Jesse Owens stands on the track after winning the first heat of the 100-meter dash competition with a time of 10.5...
American track athlete Jesse Owens makes the long jump that set an Olympic record in Berlin at the 1936 Olympic Games. His performance at the Games...
Berlin, Germany- Jesse Owens, triple winner in the Olympics, is shown above, crouched for a start in a workout several days before he captured firsts...
Congratulating a Teammate. Alice Arden , who failed to score to the United States, happily hugs Helen Stephens after the latter anchored the American...
Cornelia Gillisen of New York, Dorothy Poynton Hill of Los Angeles, and Velma Dunn of Los Angeles at the women's Olympic tryouts. All three qualified...
Berlin, Germany- Gisela Mauermayer of Germany, is shown as she was about to toss the discus for a distance of 156 feet,3 1/2 inches, for a new...
Olympia, Greece- Leni Riefenstahl, Adolf Hitler's favorite actress and film director, who directs the films of the Nazi Congress at Nuremberg is also...
Berlin, Germany- Korean athlete Sohn Kee-chung , being followed closely by Ernest Harper, Great Britain, nearing the homestretch in the Olympic...
Berlin, Germany- Glenn Morris , Robert Clark , and Jack Parker , who finished first, second and third respectively to make a sweep of the decathlon...
Berlin, Germany- Forrest Towns of the U.S. Is pictured here after winning the 110-meter hurdles in 14.2 seconds at the Olympics in Berlin.
Full-length image of German discus thrower Willy Schroeder, wearing a tank top with a Nazi eagle and swastika logo, winding up before throwing a...
Collectible German tobacco or cigarette card, from the series Olympia 1936 Picture Group 2, published by Cigaretten Bilderdienst, the Cigarettes...