Olympic City of Berlin Poster with maps of Berlin and the 1936 Berlin Olympics stadiums
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 23.250 inches (59.055 cm) | Width: 31.250 inches (79.375 cm)
Creator(s)
- Berlin Reichssportverl (Publisher)
Archival History
The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Scope and Content
Poster featuring 5 maps of districts of the city of Berlin with the 1936 Olympic stadium venues highlighted for spectators of the games.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Large, rectangular 2-sided paper poster. On the front is a detailed map of Berlin, printed in black, gray, green, blue, and red ink; in the lower right corner is German text and in the lower left corner, a map scale, both in black ink. On the back are 5 outlined sections printed in black, gray, and blue ink; upper left: German text: Olympia-Stadtplan … ; upper right: a plan of Das Olympische Dorf [the Olympic Village]; center left: a map of the athletic complexes with German text captions: Reichssportfeld; center right: map of the regatta course district, with German text caption: Die Regattastrecke in Grünau; lower section: a ground plan of the Olympic Stadium, with a map legend in the lower left corner and text in upper right corner: Olympia-Stadion.
Subjects
- Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Genre
- Object
- Information Forms