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Poster with maps of Berlin and the 1936 Berlin Olympics stadiums

Object | Accession Number: 2008.41.1

2008.41.1 front
Poster with maps of Berlin and the 1936 Berlin Olympics stadiums

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

Physical Description: Large, rectangular 2-sided paper poster. On the front is a detailed map of Berlin, printed in black, gray, 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, gray, 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: Height: 23.250 inches (59.055 cm) | Width: 31.250 inches (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
Topical Term: Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-03-08 16:25:43
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