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1936 (Creation)
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1 film reel (123 m) : b&w ; 16 mm
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2001 File Transfer Box #31 : Herbert J. Schneider Collection Box 14 of 17
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Film taken during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Includes footage of a large scale calisthenics demonstration; Korean athlete Sohn Kee-chung, who won the marathon running gold medal while competing for Japan, speaking and signing autographs; a view of Brandenburg Gate and the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument; a partial pan of a busy Berlin street; an exterior view of Amerika Haus; various scenes shot on the Olympic Village grounds and views of buildings there, as well as athletes and delegation members walking on the grounds, practising for events, playing organized activities, and relaxing; a panoramic view of sail boats in what may be Kiel Bay; uniformed officers marching through the street; and the closing ceremonies. Extended footage of sporting events appear through out including: water polo [continued from end of Berlin #1 reel], marathon running, relay, diving (platform and springboard), and equestrian jumping.
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Film reel measures 7" or 18 cm. (400 ft.).
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Digitized January 2022.
Previously reformatted to Mini Digital Videocassette, VHS videocassette and DVD in 2005.
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NCS 99:01 Box 17
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Sohn Kee-chung was the first Korean national to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Sohn participated in the games as part of the Japanese delegation due to Korea's occupation by Japan between 1910 and 1945.
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- Korean Olympic Hero Championed Liberty - New York Times (November 14, 2009)