U.S. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Jesse Owens kicks up dirt at the Olympics

American sprinter Jesse Owens drives forward at the start of his record-breaking 200-meter dash at the Berlin Olympics of 1936. (Note the dirt being kicked up on the old-style running track.)

Image from the U.S. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. (Digital ID: cph 3a28453)

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