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THE IMAGE ATLAS

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A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME1891 — 2021
Adult students pass a leather football beneath a closed peach basket fixed to a wooden gym gallery.The 19th centuryThe 19th centuryThe first basketball game at Springfield in December 1891Published Uruguayan footballers in sky-blue shirts walk together beside the pitch as spectators applaud from period stands.1900–19451900–1945Uruguay’s 1924 Olympic football victory and the vuelta olímpicaPublished A swimmer in a period cap and goggles crosses choppy water with a support boat behind her.1900–1945Gertrude Ederle swims the English Channel and breaks the recordPublished An imagined 1930 football scene with a stitched leather ball, leather boots and wooden stands.1900–1945The first FIFA World Cup begins: July 13, 1930Published A young Black basketball player steps from the sideline onto a polished court in a crowded midcentury arena.1946–19991946–1999Earl Lloyd’s NBA debut and the sequence of integrationPublished Mounted riders parade through a crowded red-brick Stockholm stadium in summer sunlight.1946–1999Stockholm opens the equestrian events of the 1956 Melbourne OlympicsPublished An Ethiopian runner in a green singlet and red shorts leads along a torchlit Roman road, with his feet outside the frame.1946–1999Abebe Bikila’s barefoot victory in the 1960 Olympic marathonPublished Illustration of a black-and-white dog sniffing a newspaper parcel beside a parked car as his owner watches.1946–1999Pickles discovers the stolen World Cup trophy in LondonPublished Illustration of Enriqueta Basilio carrying a flaming torch beside stadium steps in Mexico City.1946–1999Enriqueta Basilio lights the cauldron at Mexico 1968Published A high jumper arches backward over a bar above a padded landing area in a stadium.1946–1999Dick Fosbury wins Olympic high-jump gold with the Fosbury FlopPublished Brazilian footballers in plain yellow shirts lift a small winged trophy before a packed stadium.1946–1999Brazil’s 1970 World Cup victory and permanent Jules Rimet Trophy awardPublished An astronaut takes a one-handed golf swing on the lunar surface with a lander in the background.1946–1999Alan Shepard plays golf on the Moon during Apollo 14Published Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs face each other across a tennis net beneath the Astrodome roof.1946–1999Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs and the 1973 Battle of the SexesPublished A young gymnast stands beside uneven bars after a routine as spectators applaud in a 1970s arena.1946–1999Nadia Comăneci’s first Olympic perfect 10 and the 1.00 displayPublished Two runners move side by side along a rain-soaked London street, watched by spectators.1946–1999The first London Marathon and its shared men's victory, 29 March 1981Published An Indian cricket fielder watches a descending red ball with Lord's pavilion behind him.1946–1999India wins the 1983 Cricket World Cup final at Lord'sPublished A white racing yacht heels through teal water under full sails while its crew works on deck.1946–1999Australia II wins the America’s Cup with its concealed winged keelPublished An archer releases a flaming arrow toward the high cauldron above a crowded stadium at night.1946–1999Antonio Rebollo lights Barcelona's Olympic cauldronPublished Derartu Tulu and Elana Meyer run side by side during a distance race in a crowded stadium.1946–1999Derartu Tulu and Elana Meyer’s shared lap at Barcelona 1992Published A long-haired Colombian goalkeeper watches a high ball approaching his goal at old Wembley.1946–1999René Higuita's scorpion-kick clearance at Wembley in 1995Published A lone determined swimmer crosses a teal pool lane while spectators applaud in a softly lit aquatic arena.Since 2000Since 2000Eric Moussambani's lone Olympic heat at Sydney 2000Published An Australian short-track skater trails four tightly grouped competitors approaching a bend.Since 2000Steven Bradbury’s 2002 Olympic Short-Track Gold MedalPublished A bowler delivers a white ball toward cricket stumps without a batter under stadium floodlights.Since 2000India and Pakistan’s Durban bowl-out at the 2007 World Twenty20Published Two tennis players in white embrace across a grass-court net as spectators applaud.Since 2000Isner and Mahut finish Wimbledon's 70–68 final setPublished Japan captain Michael Leitch speaks with the referee as South African players wait nearby.Since 2000Japan’s Last-Penalty Gamble Against South Africa at BrightonPublished Eliud Kipchoge running with pacemakers on a tree-lined avenue in autumn Vienna.Since 2000Eliud Kipchoge’s Sub-Two-Hour Marathon-Distance Run in ViennaPublished Two high jumpers in burgundy and blue confer with an official beside a landing mat in a stadium.Since 2000Barshim and Tamberi Share Tokyo Olympic High-Jump GoldPublished
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