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
Picture No
10513137
Media ID
46052464
Size
5221px x 3675px
(4.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph, the Sphere, 7 August 1948, p.163
Date
1948
