Athletes exiting automobiles in front of City Hall, 1908 reception for returning Olympic athletes, New York

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Description

View of athletes exiting cars in front of City Hall for 1908 reception in New York for returning Olympic athletes from London. Group of young girls wearing white dresses stands on steps with crowd; building is decorated with American flags and bunting. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York." Handwritten on back: "Parades--Olympic athletes reception, 1908. From England."

Details

Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na010418
Subject:: Athletes; Automobiles--New York (State)--New York; Olympic Games (4th : 1908 : London, England); Parades--New York (State)--New York; Photographers--New York (State)--New York; Photographic prints
Date:: 1908-08-29
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 6.25 x 8.25 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Parades--Olympic athletes reception, 1908
Negative Number:: Negative #C11,236
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.