1936 Olympics collection
Extent and Medium
folders
oversize folders
5
3
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection
Acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019.
Scope and Content
Collection of materials relating to the Olympic Games in Berlin 1936 collected during a visit to Berlin in summer 1936. Included in the collection are: tickets, street maps, tourist guides, advertising from the famous warehouse 'Karstadt' at Hermannplatz (which was new and is an example for the modern architecture and modern life at that time). Includes a faksimile street map of Berlin in the 1930s. Newspaper "Der Arbeitsmann, August 1, 1936, 2 Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung, poster from Kraft durch Freude organization.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Genre
- Document
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