Overview
- Description
- The Martha H. Patterson photograph album consists of a photograph album of the 1936 Summer Olympic games in Berlin, Germany. The album includes pictures taken by a spectator who attended the games and later immigrated to the United States. Images include the opening ceremonies, with spectators giving the Nazi salute to the Olympic flame; African-American athlete Jesse Owens; Glen Morris; general track and field events; a swimming pool; and the entrance to the stadium marked with the Nazi swastika.
- Date
-
creation:
1936
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Martha H. Patterson
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photograph albums. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 album.
- System of Arrangement
- The Martha H. Patterson photograph album is arranged in a single series.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Martha H. Patterson Ph.D.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Berlin (Germany) Germany.
- Personal Name
- Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980.
- Corporate Name
- Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Martha H. Patterson, Ph.D donated the Martha H. Patterson photograph album to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:50:02
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn40037
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