Ariel view of the Olympic Stadium during the opening rugby match of the 1924 summer Olympic games in Paris, France.
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...
Members of the United States swimming and diving teams are seen here watching others practice for upcoming events.
An Austrian athlete carrying the 'Autriche' placard leads the flagbearer and the Austrian team, gives the Olympic salute during the opening ceremony...
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...
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.
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.
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...
Marquis Zuletta, Madame Bogroen, and Edith Kingdon Gould are seen here at the opening of the Olympic polo games.
American athlete William Spencer, Indian athlete Pala Singh, South African athlete Clifford Davis, Belgian athlete Leon Furneau, Swiss athlete Willy...
Finnish athlete Ville Ritola leads from American athlete Marvin Rick, as French athlete Paul Bontemps clears a jump during the men's 3000 metres...
British female athletes in matching uniforms, with athletes of other competing nations in the background, during the opening ceremony of the 1924...
High-angle view of athletes during a men's cross country event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, around the Colombes suburb of Paris, France, 12th July...
American athlete Harold Osborn attempts to clear the bar, observed by officials, in the final of the men's high jump event at the 1924 Summer...
British Royal Edward, Prince of Wales, and French politician Gaston Doumergue, President of France, during the opening ceremony of the 1924 Summer...
American athlete Robert LeGendre and his US teammate, Brutus Hamilton, relaxing on the infield during the men's pentathlon event of the 1924 Summer...
French historian and educator Pierre de Coubertin, Baron de Coubertin, President of the International Olympic Committee , British Royal Edward,...
British athlete Douglas Lowe shakes hands with Swiss athlete Paul Martin, who embraces Lowe, following the final of the men's 800 metres event at the...
American athlete DeHart Hubbard competes in the men's long jump event of the 1924 Summer Olympics, held at the Stade Olympique de Colombes, in the...
Montgomery of Hamilton, Ontario made 92 out of 100 in the individual shooting event at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
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...
British Royal Edward, Prince of Wales, in conversation with French politician Gaston Doumergue, President of France, during the opening ceremony of...
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...
Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi ahead of Finnish athlete Edvin Wide with Finnish athlete Ville Ritola bringing up the rear of the chasing pack, in the...
British athlete Henry Stallard leads from American athlete Bill Richardson and Swiss athlete Paul Martin during the first semifinal of the men's 800...
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...
Italian athlete Ugo Frigerio raises his arms in triumph as he wins the second semifinal of the men's 10 kilometres walk event at the 1924 Summer...
American athlete Harry Hinkel , British athlete Gordon Goodwin , and Canadian athlete Edward Freeman among other racewalkers at the start of the...
The entrance to the first Olympic Village at Colombes near the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in Paris, 1924. The sign above the entrance reads 'Village...
British athlete Ernie Harper, his shirt bearing the number '449', crosses the finish line of the men's individual cross country event of the 1924...
Paris, France: Olympic athletes at Colombes Stadium. Photo shows Myrra, Finland, winner of the javelin throw.
Vincent Richards, representing the United States, defeats Victor de Laveleye of Belgium at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
American athlete Daniel Kinsey, his shirt bearing the number '242', after winning the final of the men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1924 Summer...
Swiss athlete Willy Scharer ahead of British athlete Douglas Lowe and American athlete William Spencer at the finish of the second semifinal of the...
French former athlete Justinien de Clary , President of the French Olympic Committee , beside British Royal Edward, Prince of Wales, with a walking...
American athlete Fred Tootell competes in the men's hammer throw event, with officials observing from the other side of the chainlink 'hammer cage',...
The United States' women's team walking in the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, July 5th 1924. The athletes are wearing parade...
American athlete Daniel Kinsey shakes hands with South African athlete Sid Atkinson of South Africa after the final of the men's 110 metres hurdles...
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,...
American athlete Harold Osborn, his shirt bearing the number '260', poses with his hands behind his back following the final of the men's high jump...
Start of the 100-metre sprint, Italian athletes training for the Olympics in Paris, Busto Arsizio, Lombardy, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana,...
Goalkeeper Alphonse Lacroix of the US Ice hockey team, during practice at the rink at Chamonix, during the 1924 Winter Olympics. The American team...
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...
Finnish athlete Ville Ritola, his shirt and shorts splattered with mud, during the 1924 Summer Olympics, held at the Stade Olympique de Colombes, in...
American athlete Morgan Taylor, his shirt bearing the number '278', waves after winning the men's 400 metres hurdles event of the 1924 Summer...
Finnish athlete Jonni Myyra poses during the men's javelin throw event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, at the Stade Olympique de Colombes, in the...
Finnish athlete Jonni Myyra competes during the men's javelin throw event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, at the Stade Olympique de Colombes, in the...
Collage of photos showing female tennis players in action and a group photo of Great Britain's Olympic tennis team at the Summer Olympic Games in...
American athlete Ralph Spearow clears the bar, watched by officials, as he competes in the qualifying round of the men's pole vault event of the 1924...