1932 Summer Olympics
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The 1932 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held during the worldwide Great Depress
The Rose Bowl hosted the track cycling events.
1932 Olympics Medals with the traditional Trionfo design.
The Coliseum during the opening ceremony
The Australian Olympic Team at the Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles, 1932
1928 Summer Olympics
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The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amst
1932 Summer Olympics
…were held during the worldwide Great Depression, with some nations not traveling to Los Angeles as a result; 37 countries competed, compared to the 46 at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, and even then-U.S. President Herbert Hoover did not attend the Games. The organizing committee was led by William May…
Poster for the 1928 Summer Olympics
The Olympisch Stadion in 1928
Official poster