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DIE OLYMPISCHEN SPIELE STEREOSCOPIC CARD #54 BASKETBALL (GERMANY)
The Die Olympischen Spiele cards were stereoscopic cards had images meant to be used with a stereo viewer, which was included in the accompanying album. The cards featured different sports from the 1936 Olympics, one of which was a basketball card, #54, which features a scene from the Poland vs. Mexico game in which they were playing for the bronze medal. The cards came in a numbered set of 100 and the photographs were taken by Heinrich Hoffmann, the official photographer of the Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party. Hoffman was arrested by the United States army in 1945 and was sentenced to prison for war profiteering.
Measurements: 2.25" x 5"
1936
