Olympic Games Collection (#6)

Hurrah! Hurrah! criait la foule sans se douter de rien (colour litho)
958766 Hurrah! Hurrah! criait la foule sans se douter de rien (colour litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hurrah! Hurrah)

M Rhino fit une entree sensationnelle, dans Acclimatationville (litho)
958775 M Rhino fit une entree sensationnelle, dans Acclimatationville (litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Rhino fit une entree sensationnelle)

M Lion mettait au tennis une ardeur sans pareille (colour litho)
958767 M Lion mettait au tennis une ardeur sans pareille (colour litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Lion mettait au tennis une ardeur sans pareille)

M Lapinot entendit tout (colour litho)
958765 M Lapinot entendit tout (colour litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Lapinot entendit tout)

On affichait une grande nouvelle (colour litho)
958764 On affichait une grande nouvelle (colour litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: On affichait une grande nouvelle)

La bataille fut terrible (litho)
958783 La bataille fut terrible (litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: La bataille fut terrible)

Les Animaux au Jeux Olympiques (litho)
958786 Les Animaux au Jeux Olympiques (litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Les Animaux au Jeux Olympiques (Hachette c 1900)

M Tigre remporta une victoire eclatante (litho)
958781 M Tigre remporta une victoire eclatante (litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Tigre remporta une victoire eclatante)

Le numero 2 se fit admirer pour sa grace incomparable (litho)
958780 Le numero 2 se fit admirer pour sa grace incomparable (litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le numero 2 se fit admirer pour sa grace incomparable)

The Olympic Bell, showing the German Eagle holding the Olympic Rings, Berlin Olympic Games, 1936 (b / w photo)
DGC446559 The Olympic Bell, showing the German Eagle holding the Olympic Rings, Berlin Olympic Games, 1936 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Olympischer Platz, Berlin

Allegorie des sports (Allegory of Sports) - Peinture de Charles Louis de Fredy, baron de Coubertin (1822-1908)
FIA5330593 Allegorie des sports (Allegory of Sports) - Peinture de Charles Louis de Fredy, baron de Coubertin (1822-1908), huile sur toile (97, 5x80 cm), 1896

The Ancient Olympic Games. Boxing
FIA5368897 The Ancient Olympic Games. Boxing by Dmitriev-Orenburgsky, Nikolai Dmitrievich (1838-98); Museum of the Academy of Fine Arts, St Petersburg; (add.info.: The Ancient Olympic Games)

American Athletes at the Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece. 1896 (photo)
7090858 American Athletes at the Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece. 1896 (photo) by.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Albert Clinton Tyler (1872 - 1945)

Letter from Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper Gore to Carl Lewis, December 16
African-American track and field athlete Carl Lewis (born 1961) won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold

Letter from US Representative Tom DeLay to Carl Lewis, August 27, 1996. Creator: Unknown
African-American track and field athlete Carl Lewis (born 1961) won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold

Letter from US Representative Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. to Carl Lewis, August 14, 1996
African-American track and field athlete Carl Lewis (born 1961) won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold

portrait of Baron Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937), renovator of the Olympic Games
GIA4791617 portrait of Baron Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937), renovator of the Olympic Games (modern Olympic Games). by French Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info)

the ancient discobole and a modern champion of the record
LSE4087415 the ancient discobole and a modern champion of the record. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young girl in antique costume training to throw javelin with an umbrella
LSE4086910 Young girl in antique costume training to throw javelin with an umbrella. Fantasy poster illustrating the enthusiasm of the Olympiads. Drawing by J. Kuhn Regnier around 1920

On July 20, 1924, in Paris, at the stadium of Colombes, President Doumergue opened
LSE4086709 On July 20, 1924, in Paris, at the stadium of Colombes, President Doumergue opened the Olympic Games. Illustration of Damblans for the newspaper " Le Pelerin" of 1924

Portraits of athletes participating in the training for the Olympic Games at the Pershing
XEE4188774 Portraits of athletes participating in the training for the Olympic Games at the Pershing Stadium (Jean Bouin, Beranger, Baudoin, Arbidi, Paoli, Pele, Vauthier, Sempe, Lewden, Guillemot)

Olympic Winter Games (1932) - closing ceremony: the French skaters M. and Mrs
XEE4134004 Olympic Winter Games (1932) - closing ceremony: the French skaters M. and Mrs. Brunet Joly (Brunet-Joly), Olympic champions, are congratulated by the jury. Lake Placid, USA

Masson winner of the velocipedic race at the Olympic Games in Athens - in "
LSE4107331 Masson winner of the velocipedic race at the Olympic Games in Athens - in " Le Petite Journal" of 26/04/1896 by Unknown Artist

First place Olympic medal, Athens 1896 (silver) (see also 2628776)
2628777 First place Olympic medal, Athens 1896 (silver) (see also 2628776) by Chaplain, Jules Clement (1839-1909); diam: 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Obverse inscribed Olympia)

First place Olympic medal, Athens 1896 (silver) (see also 2628777)
2628776 First place Olympic medal, Athens 1896 (silver) (see also 2628777) by Chaplain, Jules Clement (1839-1909); diam: 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Obverse inscribed Olympia)

German cyclist Toni Merkens, gold medal winner in the Sprint in the track cycling at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
6000211 German cyclist Toni Merkens, gold medal winner in the Sprint in the track cycling at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin

Werner March, German architect who designed the stadium built for the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
6000207 Werner March, German architect who designed the stadium built for the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Olympic Games, View of the Stadium showing the Original Stones restored to their Proper Places (litho)
1042103 The Olympic Games, View of the Stadium showing the Original Stones restored to their Proper Places (litho) by Jacomb-Hood

Foot Race at the Olympian Games (engraving)
971246 Foot Race at the Olympian Games (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foot Race at the Olympian Games)

Triumphal return of an Olympic victor, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World published by Ward Lock
LLM463884 Triumphal return of an Olympic victor, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World published by Ward Lock, c.1880 (litho) by English School

Greek athlete throwing the discus, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier
LLM463878 Greek athlete throwing the discus, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier, 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Triumph of Italian colors at the Antwerp Olympics (colour litho)
2808925 Triumph of Italian colors at the Antwerp Olympics (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Triumph of Italian colors at the Antwerp Olympics)

The largest sports conference in the world (colour litho)
2809310 The largest sports conference in the world (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The largest sports conference in the world)

Crowns of Victors in the Greek Games (engraving)
2781816 Crowns of Victors in the Greek Games (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crowns of Victors in the Greek Games)

The Olympic Games in Athens (colour litho)
2818739 The Olympic Games in Athens (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Olympic Games in Athens)

Attic Black-figure amphora depicting athletes (ceramic)
XCF306872 Attic Black-figure amphora depicting athletes (ceramic) by Greek School, (5th century BC); Private Collection; Greek, out of copyright

Entrance to the stadium (photo)
ANC225001 Entrance to the stadium (photo) by Greek; Olympia, Greece; (add.info.: there were 3 stadiums over course of history; this possibly 3rd, built c05th BC; ); Photo eStephen Coyne; Greek

Danish women giving a demonstration of group gymnastics session at the Athens Olympics
CHT214735 Danish women giving a demonstration of group gymnastics session at the Athens Olympics, from Les Sports Modernes, 1906 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Portraits of Foreign Olympic athletes training at the Pershing stadium in Paris, Gaby
XEE4188780 Portraits of Foreign Olympic athletes training at the Pershing stadium in Paris, Gaby, Freeman, Blewitt and Abrahams from England, Mac Intyre from Scotland

The first snow act: the start of the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix on January 25, 1924
XEE4185213 The first snow act: the start of the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix on January 25, 1924. Jumping ski test. Engraving in " Le Petite Journal illustrious" 1924

Paris Olympic Games: running with natural obstacles: cross-country. Ill. de Beltrame
GIA4756800 Paris Olympic Games: running with natural obstacles: cross-country. Ill. de Beltrame. La Domenica del Corriere, 1924

Liebig chromolithography from the end of the 19th century
LSE4111125 Liebig chromolithography from the end of the 19th century. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greece: Crowning the Olympic winner, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702489 Ancient Greece: Crowning the Olympic winner, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greece: Olympic champions statues erected in Olympia, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702488 Ancient Greece: Olympic champions statues erected in Olympia, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Heads from statues of boxers excavated at Olympia, Greece (engraving)
5996361 Heads from statues of boxers excavated at Olympia, Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heads from statues of boxers excavated at Olympia)

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"Iconic Moments and Unforgettable Triumphs: A Glimpse into the Olympic Games" In 1968, during the Olympic Games in Mexico City, American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a powerful statement by raising their fists in the Black Power salute during the medal ceremonies. Their act of protest against racial inequality resonated worldwide, while Australian Peter Norman stood beside them wearing an OPHR badge in solidarity. Fast forward to 1984 at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where Sebastian Coe led a pack of talented athletes including Steve Cram and Steve Ovett in a thrilling 1500m final. The intensity was palpable as they pushed themselves to their limits on that iconic track. The year 1988 brought us another unforgettable moment at the Seoul Olympics with the highly anticipated Men's 100m Final. As sprinters from around the world lined up, anticipation filled the air before one athlete emerged victorious, etching his name into history. Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram once again captivated audiences as they entered the home straight during that same 1500m final at the '84 Los Angeles Olympics. Their fierce rivalry showcased not only their incredible athletic abilities but also their unwavering determination to claim gold. But it wasn't just track events that stole our hearts; figure skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean wowed spectators with their mesmerizing performance in February '84, securing Great Britain's gold medal. Their flawless routine left an indelible mark on ice skating history. Meanwhile, men's hockey teams battled it out fiercely for glory at both '84 Los Angeles Olympics and '88 Seoul Olympics. The sheer passion displayed on every inch of those fields created moments of pure exhilaration for fans across nations. In combat sports like boxing, Neil Adams represented his country proudly at '84 Los Angeles Olympics while Lennox Lewis faced off against Riddick Bowe in a gripping match at the '88 Seoul Olympics.