Jun 11 2012
6:50 am
Swedish high diver Arvid Spangberg at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Swedish high diver Arvid Spangberg at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Posted 11 months ago
#1900s #olympics #olympic games #summer olympics #swimming #swimmer #diver #diving #sweden #scandinavia #vintage #history #arvid spangberg #london #england #UK
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Mar 26 2012
6:54 pm
John Dominis, School children playing on a “Mexico 68” Olympic logo beside a swimming pool, Mexico City, Mexico, 1967.

John Dominis, School children playing on a “Mexico 68” Olympic logo beside a swimming pool, Mexico City, Mexico, 1967.

Posted 1 year ago
#1960s #mexico city #mexico #latin america #olympic #swimming pool #children #mod #vintage #john dominis #olympics
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Mar 24 2012
7:46 pm
Mark Kauffman, Skater Gretchen Merril practicing moves at the Winter Olympics, St. Moritz, Switzerland, February 1948.

Mark Kauffman, Skater Gretchen Merril practicing moves at the Winter Olympics, St. Moritz, Switzerland, February 1948.

Posted 1 year ago
#1940s #ice skater #ice skating #mark kauffman #olympic games #olympics #st. moritz #switzerland #winter olympics #vintage
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Mar 12 2012
8:15 pm
Albert Meyer, Cyclists Léon Flameng (right) and Paul Masson at the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 1896.

Albert Meyer, Cyclists Léon Flameng (right) and Paul Masson at the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 1896.

Posted 1 year ago
#1890s #19th century #victorians #victorian #athens #greece #olympics #olympic games #bicyclists #bicycles #bicycle #albert meyer #vintae #portrait #olympics #olympic games
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Mar 12 2012
7:46 pm
Albert Meyer, The Olympic champion in the discus, Robert Garrett (USA), Athens, Greece, 1896.

Albert Meyer, The Olympic champion in the discus, Robert Garrett (USA), Athens, Greece, 1896.

Posted 1 year ago
#1890s #19th century #victorians #victorian #athens #greece #olympics #olympic games #albert meyer #discus #track and field #portrait #athletics #sports #vintage
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Mar 10 2012
6:36 am
A torch bearer being accompanied by twelve girls as she carries the holy torch through the Hera Temple for the Olympic Games. Olympia, Greece, 1936.

A torch bearer being accompanied by twelve girls as she carries the holy torch through the Hera Temple for the Olympic Games. Olympia, Greece, 1936.

Posted 1 year ago
#1930s #history #olympic games #olympics #opening ceremony #sports #torch bearer #vintage #olympia #greece #hera temple
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Mar 10 2012
6:07 am
Krotzsch doing a one armed hand-stand on the bar during the Olympic Games. Berlin, Germany, 1936.

Krotzsch doing a one armed hand-stand on the bar during the Olympic Games. Berlin, Germany, 1936.

Posted 1 year ago
#1930s #berlin #germany #olympics #olympic games #handstand #acrobatics #acrobats #history #vintage #sports #gymnastics #gymnast
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Feb 8 2012
6:45 pm
James Whitmore, Olympic rings and flags hanging over a busy street during the Summer Olympics, Rome, Italy, 1960.

James Whitmore, Olympic rings and flags hanging over a busy street during the Summer Olympics, Rome, Italy, 1960.

Posted 1 year ago
#1960s #rome #italy #james whitmore #olympics #olympic games #flags #vintage
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Feb 1 2012
7:37 am
Skater Gretchen Merril doing a spin at the Winter Olympics. Photograph by Mark Kauffman. St. Moritz, Switzerland, February 1948.

Skater Gretchen Merril doing a spin at the Winter Olympics. Photograph by Mark Kauffman. St. Moritz, Switzerland, February 1948.

Posted 1 year ago
#1940s #st. moritz #switzerland #mark kauffman #ice skating #ice skater #winter olympics #olympic games #olympics
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