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Expecting Company (First Of Seven) -- This is the speed skating rink on frozen Lake Misurina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, site of the 1956 Winter Olympic Games. The jagged Dolomites form a backdrop. A second highway is being constructed between Misurina and Cortina to help traffic flow smoothly.Cortina, a village of 8,000, experts a housing problem when an estimated 200,000 sports enthusiasts descend upon the area next February. The people of Cortina are really looking forward to the big event -- though they estimate they will be able to handle but a fourth of the crowd. The rest of the fans will have to find accommodations in other towns in the area. August 19, 1955. (Photo by United Press).

Expecting Company (First Of Seven) -- This is the speed skating rink on frozen Lake Misurina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, site of the 1956 Winter Olympic Games. The jagged Dolomites form a backdrop. A second highway is being constructed between Misurina and Cortina to help traffic flow smoothly.Cortina, a village of 8,000, experts a housing problem when an estimated 200,000 sports enthusiasts descend upon the area next February. The people of Cortina are really looking forward to the big event -- though they estimate they will be able to handle but a fourth of the crowd. The rest of the fans will have to find accommodations in other towns in the area. August 19, 1955. (Photo by United Press).
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Caption: Expecting Company (First Of Seven) -- This is the speed skating rink on frozen Lake Misurina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, site of the 1956 Winter Olympic Games. The jagged Dolomites form a backdrop. A second highway is being constructed between Misurina and Cortina to help traffic flow smoothly.Cortina, a village of 8,000, experts a housing problem when an estimated 200,000 sports enthusiasts descend upon the area next February. The people of Cortina are really looking forward to the big event -- though they estimate they will be able to handle but a fourth of the crowd. The rest of the fans will have to find accommodations in other towns in the area. August 19, 1955. (Photo by United Press).
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Print size: 23.6 × 18.6 cm | 1097.2 × 866.1 in (300 dpi)
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