Discus Collection

Olympics Games - Paris - 1924
A souvenir card from the Olympic Games in Paris, France in 1924 Date: 1924

Poet and discus thrower, Mlle. H. Konopacka
Halina Konopacka (1900 - 1989), famous athlete and the first Polish Olympic Champion (1928, Amsterdam). She took part in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where she won a gold medal in discus throw

Discus Throwing - Olympics, London 1908
Classic Games at Shepherds Bush - Four positions in throwing the discus. Series of four photographs showing the positions adopted while throwing the discus

Nudibranchia or sea slugs: Hermaea bifida 1, Facelina auriculata coronata 2, Dendronotus frondosus 3, Okenia elegans 4, Doto coronata 5, Tritonia hombergii 6 and Ancula gibbosa 7

Ancient Roman athletes throwing the discus

Athletes and Sculptures
Athletes posing, and being rendered in the form of sculpture. Shown posing are swimmer and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984) and boxer Primo Carnera (1906-1967)

Couple waiting for a coach, Place de la Concorde
Couple waiting for the Saint-Cloud coach, Place de la Concorde, 1806. She in deep bonnet and high-waisted coat, he in hat, coat, breeches and boots. Saint Cloud was part of the Malmaison estate

Men playing the Roman game of La Ruzzica, Italy
Men playing the Roman game of La Ruzzica (or La Rotuola, similar to throwing the discus), Italy. The circular object is made of heavy, hard wood. Date: early 19th century

Leptomedusae jellyfish: Aequorea pensilis 1, Zygocanna diploconus 2, 3, 5, many-ribbed jellyfish, Aequorea forskalea 4, and Orchistoma elegans 6

OLYMPICS / 1932 / DISCUS W
Discus won by Lillian Copeland (USA) Date: 1932

WW1 - German discus grenade, 1914 (c)-1918. With metal tag
German discus grenade, 1914 (c)-1918. With metal tag. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum. Date: 1918

The marriage of Olga Fikotova and Harold Connolly
The marriage of the American Olympic hammer-thrower, Harold Connolly, and the Czech gold medal discus-thrower, Olga Fikotova. They wed at the Catholic Cathedral in Prague

French Revolution (1789-1799). the Committee of Public Safe
French Revolution (1789-1799). During the Revolution, special courts were created. The most important was the Committee of Public Safety. Colored engraving. 19th century

Statue of Discobolus in front the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaron). K. Dimitriad, 1927. Athens. Greece

James Bausch in the decathlon, 1932 Olympic Games
James Aloysius Bernard Bausch (1906 1974), a.k.a. " Jarring Jim", American athlete who competed mainly in the Decathlon pictured throwing the discus

Extinct fossil gastropods and oysters.. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A. Schmidts Petrefactenbuch, published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr

In the Palaestra Discus

Olympics / 1932 / Discus
Discus won by Anderson (USA) 49.48m

Greek Discus Thrower
A Greek discus thrower

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