Artefacts

Helsinki 1952, identity card of Jean Amann, timekeeper at Omega.

Physical description

Identity card Nr. 12546. With the photograph of Mr. Amann. Emblem of the Games on the cover and Paavo Nurmi running in front of the Olympic rings on the back.

Created

Created: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Kirjapainon Osakeyhtiö Created: Paul SÖDERSTRÖM (1910)

Used

Used: Jean AMANN (1926)

Featured

Visually represented: Paavo NURMI

Materials

paper

Colors

black, blue

Dimension

11,3 x 8 cm

Type of item

Archives and Documents -> identity card

Reference number

238570

Keywords

Organisation of the Olympic Games photograph timekeeper Helsinki 1952, Olympic Games emblem Olympic symbol

Notes

Set of commemorative medals and pins from the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Cortina and Melbourne, the Central American and Caribbean Games and several championships. This set belonged to Jean Amann, a timer at OMEGA. It was accompanied by photo albums that illustrated his career and offered a behind-the-scenes look at the Games in the 1960s. Individual donation