Name/Title
Booklet 'American Olympic Team' issued by Unites States Lines for S.S. Manhattan, 1936Entry/Object ID
1996.73.119Description
ACC. NO. 96.73.119
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1936
OBJECT: BOOKLET
DESCRIPTION:
A SOFT-BOUND BOOKLET. COVER HAS A BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "AMERICAN OLYMPIC TEAM," IN GOLD-COLORED TYPE ON A WHITE-COLORED BACKGROUND.
SIZE: L 6" X W 3-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A BOOKLET ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES LINES FOR THE SHIP, "SS MANHATTAN," AND INCLUDING NAMES OF SHIP'S OFFICERS & NAMES OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE AMERICAN OLYMPICS' GAMES HELD IN GERMANY IN 1936, OTTO RITTLER WAS A MEMBER OF THE PASSENGERS ABOARD THAT SHIP. THE BOOKLET ALSO CONTAINS AUTOGRAPHS.
DONOR: OTTO RITTLER ESTATE
CATALOGED: AUGUST 20, 2011
