Déjà Vu: The 1924 Paris Olympics
Archival photos capture the grand spectacle and humdrum venues of the Summer Olympics in Paris a century ago.
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Spectators gather to bid farewell to Australia’s Olympic team as they depart Sydney for Paris in April 1924.
Before sea journeys, passengers often threw rolls of ticker tape to loved ones on the wharf who held on until the ship’s departure snapped the paper ribbons.
Before sea journeys, passengers often threw rolls of ticker tape to loved ones on the wharf who held on until the ship’s departure snapped the paper ribbons.
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The United States' Olympic boxing squad en route to Paris by ship
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The poster for the 1924 Olympics.
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A model demonstrates the 1924 women’s Olympic swimming costume.
