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Olympics.

From the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series, 1950-1975. "Every four years an event of breathtaking excitement, color and pageantry takes place in the world of sports--in the greatest of all athletics and competitions--the Olympic Games. In l952, American athletes performed magni...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United States. Army Pictorial Center, United States. Department of the Army
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Original language in English.
Published: Washington D.C. : Army Pictorial Service, 1953.
Series:American history in video.
Subjects:
Olympics.
Jeux olympiques.
Olympics
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Documentary films.
Short films.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:From the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series, 1950-1975. "Every four years an event of breathtaking excitement, color and pageantry takes place in the world of sports--in the greatest of all athletics and competitions--the Olympic Games. In l952, American athletes performed magnificently in competition, achieving the final victory in the unofficial team standings. Contributing greatly to that victory were 80 men of our Armed Forces. Here, released for the first time on THE BIG PICTURE, is the story of our Armed Forces athletes in one of the most closely contested Olympiads of all time.""--National Archives and Records Administration.
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.).