Martha H. Patterson photograph album
Extent and Medium
1 album,
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Martha H. Patterson
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Martha H. Patterson, Ph.D donated the Martha H. Patterson photograph album to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010.
Scope and Content
The Martha H. Patterson photograph album consists of a photograph album of the 1936 Summer Olympic games in Berlin, Germany. The album includes pictures taken by a spectator who attended the games and later immigrated to the United States. Images include the opening ceremonies, with spectators giving the Nazi salute to the Olympic flame; African-American athlete Jesse Owens; Glen Morris; general track and field events; a swimming pool; and the entrance to the stadium marked with the Nazi swastika.
System of Arrangement
The Martha H. Patterson photograph album is arranged in a single series.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Martha H. Patterson Ph.D.
People
- Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980.
Corporate Bodies
- Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Subjects
- Berlin (Germany)
- Germany.
Genre
- Photograph albums.
- Document
- Photographs.