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Poster with maps of Berlin and the 1936 Berlin Olympics stadiums

Object | Accession Number: 2008.41.1

Poster featuring 5 maps of districts of the city of Berlin with the 1936 Olympic stadium venues highlighted for spectators of the games.

Artwork Title
Olympia-Stadtplan von Berlin
Alternate Title
Olympic City of Berlin
Date
1936  (publication/distribution)
Geography
issue : Berlin (Germany)
Language
German
Classification
Information Forms
Category
Maps
Object Type
Tourist maps (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
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About This Object

Physical Description
Large, rectangular 2-sided paper poster. On the front is a detailed map of Berlin, printed in black, grey, green, blue, and red ink; in the lower right corner is German text and in the lower left corner, a map scale, both in black ink. On the back are 5 outlined sections printed in black, grey, and blue ink; upper left: German text: Olympia-Stadtplan … ; upper right: a plan of Das Olympische Dorf [the Olympic Village]; center left: a map of the athletic complexes with German text captions: Reichssportfeld; center right: map of the regatta course district, with German text caption: Die Regattastrecke in Grünau; lower section: a ground plan of the Olympic Stadium, with a map legend in the lower left corner and text in upper right corner: Olympia-Stadion.
Dimensions
overall : 23.250 x 31.250 in. (59.055 x 79.375 cm.)
Materials
overall : paper, ink
Markings
front, lower right corner, printed in black ink: Olympia-Stadtplan von Berlin / Reichssportverlag, Berlin SW 68 / 1936
front, upper left corner, printed in black ink: map legend box
back, upper left, printed in black ink : Olympia-Stadtplan / von / Berlin / Reichssportverlag, Berlin SW 68 / 1936
back, lower right corner, printed in black ink: box with map scale
Contributor
Publisher: Berlin Reichssportverl

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
Restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:04:11
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