Artefacts

Helsinki 1952, small welcome poster displayed at the Olympic villages.

Physical description

Picture of a landscape under an Olympic flag and the national Finnish flag. Text in Arabic.

Created

Created: Aukusti TUHKA Created: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Kirjapainon Osakeyhtiö

Materials

paper

Colors

white, brown, blue

Dimension

45 x 31.5 cm

Literature

Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952. The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952. Porvoo : W. Söderström, 1955.

Type of item

Posters -> promotional poster

Reference number

78599

Keywords

Delegations reception at the Olympic village national flag photograph national flag Helsinki 1952, Olympic Games Finland Olympic symbol Olympic Village

Notes

At the 1952 Games in Helsinki, bedrooms were equipped with blackout curtains so that the athletes were not disturbed by the very short Finnish summer nights.