High angle view of the opening ceremony at the 1924 Summer Olympics, at the Stade olympique Yves-du-Manoir, the Olympic stadium for the 1924 Summer...
Athletes sitting in front of a cabin in the Olympic Village at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, 1924. The 1924 Games were the first Games...
Athlete Harold Marion Osborn sets a new Olympic record of 6 feet 6 inches in the high jump at the 1924 Olympics in Paris, France.
Paris: Olympic Athlete At Colombes Stadium. Photo shows Lee Barnes, the California high school boy, making his winning leap of 12 feet 11 1/8 inches...
Paris, France: Olympic athletes at Colombes Stadium. Photo shows Myrra, Finland, winner of the javelin throw.
American tennis player Hazel Wightman and American tennis player Helen Wills on the tennis court during the final of the women's doubles tennis event...
Harold Abrahams of Great Britain breaks the tape to finish in first place to win the gold medal ahead of 2nd placed silver medallist Jackson Scholz...
Marquis Zuletta, Madame Bogroen, and Edith Kingdon Gould are seen here at the opening of the Olympic polo games.
The Uruguay team, winners of the football tournament of the 1924 Summer Olympics, held in Paris, France, 9th June 1924. Uruguay starting XI that beat...
Uruguayan footballer Angel Romano in action against an unspecified Swiss footballer as Uruguay play Switzerland in the final of the men's football...
High angle view of crowds in and around the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir , the Olympic stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics, in Colombes, a suburb...
Spectators watch as an unspecified diver competes in the men's 10-metre platform of the 1924 Summer Olympics, held at the Piscine des Tourelles in...
Swiss athlete Willy Scharer ahead of British athlete Douglas Lowe and American athlete William Spencer at the finish of the second semifinal of the...
The Great Britain team during the men's eights rowing event of the 1924 Summer Olympics, on the river Seine in Paris, France, July 1924.
Elizabeth Becker won the silver medal in highboard diving at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. At the same Games she won the gold for springboard...
The Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII talking to British runner Harold Abrahams after his 200-metre first-round heat at the Olympic Games, Colombes...
Finnish athlete Ville Ritola leads from American athlete Marvin Rick, as French athlete Paul Bontemps clears a jump during the men's 3000 metres...
An Austrian athlete carrying the 'Autriche' placard leads the flagbearer and the Austrian team, gives the Olympic salute during the opening ceremony...
Montgomery of Hamilton, Ontario made 92 out of 100 in the individual shooting event at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
Male members of the United States swimming team pose together beside the Piscine ds Tourelles during the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France in...
American athlete Lee Barnes, clears the bar, watched by officials, as he completes his winning vault in the final of the men's pole vault event of...
American athlete Robert LeGendre relaxing with a blanket over his legs after setting a new long jump world record in the men's pentathlon competition...
British Royal Edward, Prince of Wales holding a walking cane as he accompanies unspecified guests attending the 1924 Summer Olympics, at the Stade...
Rocquencourt, France- The American Olympic candidates are taking more honors than hoped. Every man is right up to the minute physically, due to the...
The women of the Great Britain team at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Paris, 4th May 1924.
Paris, France- Start of the 3,000 meter Olympic team race. Willie Ritola of Finland is shown on the front line, second from right.
Paris, France: Composite Olympic photo of the 400 meter swimming event. On left are swimmers Johnny Weissmuller, U. S. A. And Andrew Charlton,...
British Royal Edward, Prince of Wales, and French politician Gaston Doumergue, President of France, during the opening ceremony of the 1924 Summer...
Must have been a good joke. Miss Becker, the American girl diving star, has a good laugh with Pinkston, former Olympic diving champion who this year...
Paris, France- Hubbard, the great Negro jumper from the University of Michigan, wins the broad jump at the Olympic contest here. His triumphant leap...
Members of the United States swimming and diving teams are seen here watching others practice for upcoming events.
American athlete William Spencer, Indian athlete Pala Singh, South African athlete Clifford Davis, Belgian athlete Leon Furneau, Swiss athlete Willy...
French historian and educator Pierre de Coubertin, Baron de Coubertin, President of the International Olympic Committee , British Royal Edward,...
Paris, France- Here is an exceptionally fine action picture made during the running of the 400-meter relay race, in which the American quartet...
British Royal Edward, Prince of Wales, in conversation with French politician Gaston Doumergue, President of France, during the opening ceremony of...
Finnish athlete Ville Ritola, his shirt and shorts splattered with mud, during the 1924 Summer Olympics, held at the Stade Olympique de Colombes, in...
British female athletes in matching uniforms, with athletes of other competing nations in the background, during the opening ceremony of the 1924...
Argentinian welterweight boxer Hector Mendez , Argentinian light heavyweight boxer Arturo Rodriguez Jurado standing among unspecified people in a...
Italian race walker Ugo Frigerio , his arms raised in triumph after winning the second semifinal of the men's 10 kilometres walk event, at the Stade...
American athlete DeHart Hubbard wearing his United States kit during the men's long jump event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, at the Stade Olympique...
General view as Georges Andre lends the Olympic Oath during the opening ceremonies of the VIII Olympic Games on May 4, 1924 in Paris, France.
Paris, France- The victorious Finnish team poses before the start of the Olympic cross-country race. Pictured are: V.J. Sipila; E.E. Berg; V. Ritola,...
French former athlete Justinien de Clary , President of the French Olympic Committee , beside British Royal Edward, Prince of Wales, with a walking...
Paris, France- Paavo Nurmi of Finland poses with Fairbanks at the Paris Olympic Games. Nurmi came through as expected, outracing a fine field to win...
Paris, France- The 1924 Olympic swimmers in France. Duke Kahanamoku and Johnny Weismuller, both from the United States shake hands.
Finnish athlete Jonni Myyra competes for Finland to finish in first place to win the gold medal in the Men's javelin throw event at the 1924 Summer...
Paris, France- Close-up of Clarence Houser, University of Southern Calafornis, boy who won the shot-put with a record of 14,985 meters.
Californian champion Florence Chambers standing in her swimming costume, she was fourth in the 1924 100 metre backstroke Olympic final in Paris.
British Royal Prince Henry of York during the 1924 Summer Olympics, held at the Stade Olympique de Colombes, in the Colombes suburb of Paris, France,...
British Royal Edward, Prince of Wales in conversation with French politician Gaston Doumergue , President of France, in a box with unspecified...
Unspecified members of Argentina's fencing team at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, July 1924. Argentina's fencing team comprised 13...
