what great thread S_EJ! some images i thought i would add
Babe Didrikson getting her game face on before an event
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Nan Cindele getting ready for the javelin event
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Helene Madison (right) of the United States, and Williemijntje Den Ouden of Holland embrace each other after the finish of the 100-meter free style event at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, which was won by Helene with Miss Den Ouden Second.
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Jean Shiley of Philadelphia clears the bar to set a new World and Olympic Record during the Los Angeles Olympic Games. The former World Record was 5 feet 3 1/3 inches, and the former Olympic Record was 5 feet, 4 inches.
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Almost 2,000 athletes enter the Olympic Stadium in Los Angeles to join in the ceremonies opening the tenth Olympiad.
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the start of the 3000-meter steeplechase (left to right) #117, Volmari Iso-Hollo of Finland; #417, G.W. Dawson of U.S.A.; #194, T. Evenson, Great Britain; #442, J.P. McCluskey, U.S.A. It was won by Iso-Hollo of Finland.
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Lilliam Copeland of the United States summons up power enough to throw the discus a distance of 133 feet, 2 inches to smash the world and Olympic record of 129 feet 11 9/16 inches.
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Fay Wray, and Amelia Earhart attended the opening of the tenth Olympiad in the Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles.
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Eddie Tolan, winner and creator of a new Olympic record in the 200-meter event, George Simpson of the United States, second place winner, and Ralph Metcalfe, also of the United States, third place winner (left to right) are seen here after the finish of the 200-meter event at the Los Angeles Olympiad.
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Supported by officials, Juan Zabala of Argentina holds the flag of his country and sobs after winning the marathon event of the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
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Ralph Metcalfe (L) and Eddie Tolan, two of the best sprinters in the world, exhibit a wide grin after the finish of the 100-meter Olympic event, which Tolan won in the time of 10.3 seconds, tying the world record. Metcalfe was right on his heels to place second.
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Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, Democratic Presidential candidate, and members of his party were guests of honor at the Motion Picture Electric Parade and Sports Pageant in Olympic Stadium. The "Spirit of Hollywood" float, honors Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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After winning gold in the 400-meter freestyle event at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, Buster Crabbe of the United States loosens up his tank suit. Buster came in just one-tenth of a second ahead of Jean Taris of France.
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A cosmopolitan group greets Mary Pickford on her arrival in Los Angeles from New York City via plane. Miss Pickford is a sponsor to women athletes competing in the Olympiad. Left to right are: Charles Chaplin; Prince Chakratong Tonyai, cousin of King of Siam; Douglas Fairbanks; Mary Pickford; Jenny Addams, Belgian fencer; Marjorie Clark, South African hurdler and high jumper; and Yvonne Goddard, French swimmer. All the girls are giving the Olympic salute.
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Here are the winners of the Olympic high jump for women after the final of their event in the Los Angeles Stadium. Left to right: Jean Shiley of U.S. winner; Mildred Babe Didrikson, second, of the U.S.; and Eva Dawes of Canada, third.
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Charles Redd of the United States, second-place-winner in the Olympic broad jumping event, seems to be jumping right through the grandstand during one of his best jumps.
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In an effort to finance the participation of a Japanese team in the coming Olympiad, Japanese Olympic pins are being offered for sale throughout the country. Miss Chiyoko Umeda (left) and Miss Yaeko Hatekenika, Japanese residents of Los Angeles, are seen here with an enlarged version of the Olympic pin. The design shows the Japanese flag, the stars of the United States, and the five rings of the Olympic games insignia.
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The sensational Mildred "Babe" Didrikson of Texas hurdles the barriers on her way to a world record, in the 80-meter hurdle event at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Her time was 11.7 seconds, breaking the world and Olympic records. Pictured (L-R) are: Violet Webb of Canada; A. Wilson of Canada; Marjorie Clark of South Africa, who placed third; Babe Didrikson, winner; and Evelyn Hall of the U.S., who placed second.
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