Release of pigeons, Olympic opening ceremony, 1948
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Release of pigeons, Olympic opening ceremony, 1948
7, 000 pigeons are released above Wembley Stadium as trumpeters of the Household Cavalry sound a fanfare. The pigeons are bearers of Olympic tidings, a custom also practised by the Ancient Greeks. Assembled are the athletes of 58 nations, who have just marched past the king. Date: 1948
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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
1948 Athletics Ceremony Olympiad Olympic Olympics Opening Pigeons Release Spectacle Sporting Stadium Wembley Xivth
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