Object ID
2014.1.36
Object Name
Postcard, Picture
Date
1-1-1936
Files
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Description
Front: Photograph of Adolf Hitler and other SS officials greeting Olympic athlete Hans-Otto Woellike. Back: Blank postcard lines.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
Germany Olympic real photo postcard with Adolph Hitler congratulating the winner of shot-put event Hans-Otto Woellike during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Jesse Owens, who had won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, was not given similar acknowledgement by Hitler.
Dimensions
3 9/16 x 5 1/2"
Keywords
Athletes, Olympics, 1936 Olympics, Hans-Otto Woellike, Berlin, Adolf Hitler
Subcollection
Early
Recommended Citation
"Hitler Greeting German Olympic Athlete at Olympic Games 1936" (1936). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.36.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/10