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![Stadium from the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens (not an official Olympiad). From James Sullivan, The Olympic Games at Athens 1906. NY: American Sports Publishing Company, 1906. The image is drawn from the US Library of Congress's collections of books and journals. The image is in the public domain.](thumbnails/olympia_stadium_athens.jpg)
![General view of Los Angeles Olympic Stadium on the opening day of the Games of the Xth Olympiad, July 1932, while contenders from all nations take the Olympic Athlete's OathFrom the collection of the US LIbrary of Congress. Believed to be in the public domain - LOC lists no known restrictions on publication.](thumbnails/los_angeles_stadium.jpg)
![Image of a crowd gathering at the restored stadium for 20th century celebration of the ancient games, in Athens, Greece. From 1907. From the collection of the US LIbrary of Congress. Believed to be in the public domain - LOC lists no known restrictions on publication.](thumbnails/old_stadium.jpg)
![Opening day at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.From the collection of the US LIbrary of Congress. Believed to be in the public domain - LOC lists no known restrictions on publication.](thumbnails/opening_ceremony_1912.jpg)
![Viewed from upper part of the stadium.1912?. The image is drawn from the US Library of Congress's collections. Believed to be in the public domain - LOC lists no known restrictions on publication.](thumbnails/olympus_stadia.jpg)
![Athens Olympics Sports Complex from above. This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA.](thumbnails/athens_olympics_sports_complex.jpg)
![Spiridon Louis entering the stadium at the end of the marathon. This is the athletic stadium in Athens that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. This image is taken from: Coubertin, Pierre de; Philemon, Timoleon J.; Politis, N.G.; Anninos, Charalambos. The Olympic Games, BC 776 - AD 1896, Second Part. Trans. A. v. K. Athens: Charles Beck; London: H. Grevel and Co., 1897, p. 77This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923.The image was discovered on wikimedia commons, 2012.](thumbnails/louis_entering_stadium_1896_olympics.jpg)
![The Kallimarmaron or Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens.The copyright holder of this work allows anyone to use it for any purpose including unrestricted redistribution, commercial use, and modification.originally uploaded on en.wikipedia by User:Jeronimo. This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. I](thumbnails/panathinaiko.jpg)
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