Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 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
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publication/distribution:
1936
- Geography
-
issue:
Berlin (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
- 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
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Publisher:
Berlin Reichssportverl
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Information Forms
- Category
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Maps
- Object Type
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Tourist maps (lcsh)
- 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
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- Restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-29 07:56:29
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35209
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