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Ancient Olympic Games: the relay race, 1922. Artist: Unknown

Ancient Olympic Games: the relay race, 1922. Competitors had to keep alight the flame and hand it to their fellows.This reconstruction shows a runner protecting the flame with his shield.

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Title:

Ancient Olympic Games: the relay race, 1922. Artist: Unknown

Caption:

Ancient Olympic Games: the relay race, 1922. Competitors had to keep alight the flame and hand it to their fellows.This reconstruction shows a runner protecting the flame with his shield.

Technique/material:

CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY

Credit:

Album / Heritage Images / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

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Image size:

3166 x 3307 px | 30.0 MB

Print size:

26.8 x 28.0 cm | 10.6 x 11.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1920S • 20TH CENTURY • ANCIENT GREECE • ANCIENT GREEK • ATHLET • ATHLETE (FEMALE) • ATHLETE (MALE) • ATHLETE • ATHLETES • ATHLETIC • ATHLETICISM • ATHLETICS TRACKS AND FIELD • ATHLETICS • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CENTURY • CHROMOLITHOGRAPH • CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY • COLOR • COLOUR • COMPETITION • COMPETITIVE ATHLETICS • COMPETITOR • CONCEPT • CROWD • FIRE • FLAME • FLAMES • GREECE • GUY • LOOKING ON • MALE • MAN • MEN • OLYMPIC GAMES • OLYMPICS • PEOPLE • RACE • RACING • RELAY • RUNNER • RUNNING • SHIELD • SPECTATOR SPORT • SPECTATOR • SPORT • SPORTS • SPORTSMAN • SPORTSMEN • TORCH • TRACK AND FIELD • TWENTIES • WATCHING