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Jesse Owens Returns From 1936 Berlin Olympics In Triumph

Public Domain Stock Footage Jesse Owens Returns From 1936 Berlin Olympics In Triumph

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keywords: Sports, Olympic Champion Jesse Owens, Berlin Olympics 1936, Swimmer Eleanor Holm

Synopsis: Track And Field Olympic Champion Jesse Owens return home to America after his triumphant victories in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games where he is welcomed home by his wife Minnie. Also in the news is Swimmer Eleanor Holm who was suspended from the US Olympic Team and could not participate in the Olympics (drive #708)...(read more)

  • Date: 1961
  • Duration: 00:00:31
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

Jesse Owens Returns From 1936 Berlin Olympics In Triumph

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Jesse Owens Returns From 1936 Berlin Olympics In Triumph

Jesse Owens returns from the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and is welcomed by Mrs Owens, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, tap dancer and actor, and boxer Jack Dempsey and is hailed for his triumphs.

Scene of Eleanor Holm, an American competition swimmer and a member of the 1936 Olympic Swim Team who was suspended after she attended a cocktail party on the transatlantic cruise ship taking her to Germany and did not compete in the Berlin Olympics.