Photo Finish of the100 metre final of the London Olympic
- Made:
- 1948-08-02 in Wembley
Photo Finish of the100 metre final of the London Olympic, 1948, taken by Olympic Photo Association limited.
In this mens 100m sprint, American athlete Harrison Dilard matched the world-record for fastest 100m sprint (at that time), set by Jesse Owens at the previous Olympics.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/19775
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 203 mm x 252 mm
- type:
- photograph
- credit:
- The Daily Herald Archive at the National Media Museum