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A runner begins the torch relay (the first "Olympia Fackel-Staffel-Lauf") in Oympia, Greece.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 31748

A runner begins the torch relay (the first "Olympia Fackel-Staffel-Lauf") in Oympia, Greece.

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Caption: A runner begins the torch relay (the first "Olympia Fackel-Staffel-Lauf") in Oympia, Greece.
Date: Circa July 1936
Locale: Greece
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Rosemarie Stone

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Rosemarie Stone

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Keyword: ALBUMS CROWDS GREEKS OLYMPICS SPECTATORS/AUDIENCES/BYSTANDERS SPORTS/TEAMS/ATHLETES TORCHES WOMEN
Photo Designation: OLYMPICS -- Berlin Games (1936) -- Arrival/Parades/Opening Ceremonies

Record last modified:: 2012-04-26 00:00:00
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