Smith and France's Jean Ces in the ring during the 1924 boxing semi-finals: Belgium's Victor Schelstraete lands a punch ...
100 years ago to the 1924 Olympics, which were also held in Paris. The 1924 Summer Olympics were the seventh in modern history, and the second hosted by Paris. The city also played host to the ...
Explore items in the Smithsonian's collections related to 1924. In January, the first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France. The Summer Olympics followed later in the year in ...
The last time Paris hosted the Olympics was 100 years ago, in 1924 — and the games looked drastically different. Ahead of this year's Summer Olympics, we looked at how Paris is paying homage to ...
1920: England team beats USA team in tug of war, during the 1920 Summer Olympics ... The Art competitions at the 1924 Paris Olympics were the first time that such events were contested seriously ...
A Cambridge art show will focus on the last Olympics that were held in Paris a century ago, as the Games return to the French capital this summer. “Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body” will ...