One of the earliest Olympic dramas captured on photo was the marathon runner Dorando Pietri, of Italy, here reaching the tape in the race at the...
Dorando Pietri of Italy, on the verge of collapse, is helped across the finish line in the Marathon event of the Olympic Games in London, 24th July...
London 1908 Olympic Games One of the earliest Olympic dramas to be captured on film. Pietri Dorando collapses after crossing the finishing line in...
Dorando Pietri of Italy, on the verge of collapse, is helped across the finish line in the Marathon event of the Olympic Games in London, 24th July...
Competitors in the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics enter Windsor Castle for the start of the race.
Dorando Pietri of Italy watched by a large crowd in Harlesden during the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics. Despite finishing first he was...
The US and Italian flags being raised following the men's marathon event of the 1908 Summer Olympics, at White City Stadium, London, 24th July 1908....
Dorando Pietri crossing the line first in the marathon at the London Olympics, July 24 England, photograph by Fiorilli, from L'Illustrazione...
American long-distance runners, Lewis Tewanima and Joseph Forshaw at Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, during the Marathon event at the London Olympic...
Queen Alexandra presenting Italian athlete Dorando Pietri with a special Gold Cup after he was disqualified from the Marathon at the 1908 London...
The start of the Marathon at Windsor Castle at the Olympic Games in 1908, which finished at the Olympic stadium in Shepherds Bush, London.
John Hayes of the USA in action during the Marathon event at the 1908 Olympic Games in London. Hayes won the gold medal in this event after the...
The start of the Marathon at Windsor Castle during the Olympic Games, the race finished at the Olympic stadium in Shepherds Bush, London.
Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri is assisted over the finish line and hence disqualified during London's Summer Olympic Games on 24th July...
Dorando Pietri of Italy, on the verge of collapse, is helped across the finish line in the Marathon event of the Olympic Games in London, 24th July...
London 1908 Olympic GamesDorando Pietri receives a consolation gold cup from Queen Alexandra after his disqualification in the 1908 London Olympic...
Italian runner Dorando Pietri at Wormwood Scrubs near where he took the lead in the last mile of the Marathon event at the 1908 London Olympics, 24th...
Artist's rendition of Italian Dorando Pietri, flanked by two officials, breaking the tape at the finish of the Olympic marathon in July 1908 in...
Olympic Games, London, England, Italian runner Dorando Pietri runs towards the tape in the Marathon of the 1908 Games, After the 26 miles miles from...
Dorando Pietri finishing the first modern Olympic marathon, London, 1908. The marathon at the London Olympics of 1908 was run in ususually hot...
John Hayes of the United States is carried on a table by his team mates on a lap of honour around the White City Stadium after winning the Marathon...
Dorando Pietri of Italy, on the verge of collapse, is helped across the finish line in the Marathon event of the 1908 Olympic Games in London. He was...
The arrival of Dorando Pietri in the marathon, London Olympics, illustration by Achille Beltrame from La Domenica del Corriere, August 2-9, 1908.
Johnny Hayes wins the marathon. Second over the line he was declared the winner after Dorando Pietri was disqualified in the marathon during the 4th...
Olympic Games, London, England 1908. The queen presents Johnny Hayes winner of the marathon race with medal.
The finish of the marathon, Olympic Games, London, 1908. Dorando Pietri of Italy, the first runner to enter the stadium, collapsed several times and...
Great Britain marathon runner Jack Price drops out in Eastcote during London's Summer Olympic Games on 24th July 1908. American Johnny Hayes...
Spectators of the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics climb trees in Wormwood Scrubs for a better vantage point.
Vintage postcard featuring Johnny Hayes of the United States running in the marathon during the Summer Olympic Games in London on 28th July 1908....
Cover illustration of the Italian magazine La Domenica del Corriere featuring the Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri during the Summer Olympic...
John Hayes of the USA , winner of the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics, and Dorando Pietri of Italy, who was disqualified from the event, despite...
Dorando Pietri of Italy shaking hands with his manager and other members of the Presentation Group. Pietri was disqualified from the Marathon at the...
Dorando Pietri of Italy is stretchered away after collapsing in the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics. Despite finishing first, he was...
An official runs alongside John Hayes of the USA on his way to completing the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics. Hayes won the Gold Medal after...
John Hayes of the USA is carried by team-mates on a table with the trophy for winning the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics.
Marathon runners in Thames Street, Windsor during London's Summer Olympic Games on 24th July 1908. The event was won by American Johnny Hayes after...
Italian athlete Dorando Pietri passes through Harlesden in northwest London during the marathon event at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, 24th...
Athlete Johnny Hayes wins the marathon at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, 24th July 1908. Italy's Dorando Pietri was in fact the first to reach...
Competitors in the marathon pass through Windsor during the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, 24th July 1908.
Italian athlete Dorando Pietri approaches the White City Stadium at the end of the marathon, during the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, 24th July...
The Italian runner Pietro Dorando arrives at the White City Stadium, during the 1908 Olympic marathon. Dorando was first past the post after taking a...
Dorando Pietri of Italy leads the marathon during the Summer Olympic Games in London on 24th July 1908. He was first over the finish line but was...
The 1908 Olympic Marathon which was held in London, was won by the American John Hayes in a time of 2hr 55 min 18.4 sec an Olympic record.
General view of the Marathon event at the 1908 London Olympics with the competitors running along Eton High Street at Baldwin's Bridge, lined with...
Gardiner, one of the competitors in the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics pursued by a group of cyclists and watched by a group of spectators on...
John Hayes of the USA who won the Gold Medal in the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics after Dorando Pietri of Italy, who despite finishing first,...
Queen Alexandra presenting Dorando Pietri with a special Gold Cup the day after he was disqualified from the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics,...
The marathon event, with cyclists and street-side spectators, during the Summer Olympic Games held in London on 24th July 1908.
John Hayes of the USA being carried on a table by his team mates after winning the Marathon event during the 1908 Olympics Games in London. \...
American marathon runner Johnny Hayes, with his cycling attendant George Cameron, lying seventh in Ruislip during London's Summer Olympic Games on...
Vintage postcard featuring Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri running past the Roxborough Hotel in Harrow during London's Summer Olympic Games on...
Vintage postcard featuring the American Johnny Hayes, marathon gold medallist during the Summer Olympic Games in London , promoting running shoes,...