Souvenir Shorts from the 1932 Summer Olympic Games
date: label: date made
content: 1932
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Small, souvenir shorts are white with a blue waist band and leg cuffs. There is red trim on the side and the Olympic rings on the lower right side. Collected by the donor, Thomas Jones, while a spectator at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The 1932 Summer Olympics, also known as the Games of the X Olympiad were held in Los Angeles, California and included 37 countries, 1,206 men and 126 women athletes participating, fewer than the 1928 Games as the depression kept many athletes from making the trip. Because of the expense of putting on the Games, many existing venues were used including the Rose Bowl and the LA Coliseum. An official Olympic Village debuted at the 1932 Games consisting of hundreds of buildings to house and take care of the athletes becoming the standard for future games. The victory podium was first used at the Summer Games along with the debut of the Olympic mascot; a Scottish Terrier named Smoky. American athlete Babe Didrikson was a standout, winning two gold medals in the javelin and hurdles events although earned silver in high jump after being penalized for an illegal jump-off. The United States led the medal count with 103.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: level of sport
content: Olympics
label: related event
content: Olympic Summer Games: Los Angeles, 1932
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Thomas J. Jones
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0449.30
label: accession number
content: 1984.0449
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0449.30
objectType: label: Object Name
content: souvenir shorts, summer olympics
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 7 in; 12.7 cm x 17.78 cm