Sports in the 1930s
The 1932 Olympics show above from Library of Congress "Taking the Long View Panoramic Photos, 1851-1991," LC-USZ62-109196 DLC are the first feature of the Library of Congress Today in History for July 30. Historian Steven Reiss examines "Power without Authority: Los Angeles Elites and the Construction of the Colesium," in a 1981 article available at the Journal of Sport History online site.
The Berlin (Nazi) Olympics of 1936 are examined in a strong presentation of the National Holocaust Museum with material of the preparations, games and aftermath.
Olympic stars Babe
Didrickson Zaharias
and Helen
Stephens
are pictured and profiled by the Women's Hall of Fame.
The Washington Redskins of Sammy Baugh and George Preston Marshall are the subject of a feature and book by the Washington Post.
Joe
Louis is profiled in by the Smithsonian
Institution and CMG a firm which markets past sports figures has
sites for Louis
and track star Jesse
Owens.
Ellen Gerber examines "The Controlled Developement of Collegiate Sport for Women, 1923-1926," in a 1975 article available at the Journal of Sport History online site.
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August 21, 2002